By Elizabeth W. Boswell, Equire Carol Clark Law Editor’s Note: This is the second part of this article which will appear in three parts over the course of future newsletters. Part one appeared in the Winter 2010/2011 edition. C. The Causation Requirement Liability of uphill owners is by no means absolute. Regardless of whether a [...]
The Law Of Fluidic Precipitation A Summary Of Georgia Law Regarding Surface Water Invasion
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RPLS Has Over 300 Attend Spring Residential Seminar
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The RPLS, in conjunction with the Georgia ICLE, presented the annual Spring Residential Practice Real Estate Seminar on February 11, 2011. This program, aimed at helping closing practitioners fine tune their day to day activities and challenges, was presented live at the Georgia Public Broadcasting Studios and broadcasted throughout the State. Over 300 attendees participated [...]
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Real Property Law Section Survey Results
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By Anisa I. Abdullahi Arnall Golden, Gregory LLP, Atlanta In an effort to investigate how the Real Property Law Section can provide better services to its members, the Executive Committee recently undertook to question the membership on a variety of matters via an online survey which was distributed on December 8, 2010. The survey questions [...]
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RPLS Honors New Tax Commissioner
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On January 27th, 2011 the Property Tax Subcommittee of the RPLS along with the TaxationSection of the State Bar, co-hosted an event honoring the new incoming Georgia State RevenueCommissioner, Douglas J. MacGinnitie. Over 120 attendees were present in Atlanta at the Commerce Club to hear short presentations from the RPLS Subcommittee, including Co-chairWheeler Bryant, and [...]
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The Real Property Section Has A Pro Bono Committee?
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By Melissa “Missy” Robinson, Esquire Nations & Robinson, LLC Many members of the Real Property Law Section may not be aware of the existence of the Pro Bono Committee or what our committee does throughout the year. As the chair of the Committee, I would like to take this opportunity to inform the section of [...]
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The Law and Reality of Confirmation Actions Step Closer Together: Flat Shoals Land Holding, LLC vs. Decatur First Bank
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By T. Matthew Mashburn Stites & Harbison As foreclosures continue to rise and remain a constant in Georgia, in the recently decided case of Flat Shoals Land Holding, LLC v. Decatur First Bank, 307 Ga. App. 536, 705 S. E. 2d 311 (2011), the Georgia Court of Appeals took the next logical step in reconciling [...]
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Spring 2011 Comments from the Chair
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By Patrise M. Perkins-Hooker Atlanta Beltline Project “Protect and serve” has been the theme of the activities of the Real Property Law Section Executive Committee this year. We have acted on behalf of the section to seek confirmation and clarification of the Witness Only and Unauthorized Practice of Law (“UPL”) provisions, designed to protect the [...]
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