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Amada Family Limited Partnership v. Pomeroy: Colorado Court of Appeals expressly affirms the continuing viability of the common-law after-acquired title doctrine and expressly recognizes utility easements by necessity
On May 27, 2021, a division of the Colorado Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Amada Family Limited Partnership v. Pomeroy, 2021 COA 73. In that case, the court decided two significant issues that apparently had never been expressly … Continue reading
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Luke Mecklenburg
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Tagged access, after-acquired title, colorado real property, easement by necessity, easements, utility easement
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Colorado Court of Appeals clarifies that a finding of irreparable harm is not required to enter a permanent injunction to enforce an easement
On March 21, 2019, the Colorado Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Rinker v. Colina-Lee, holding for the first time that the “irreparable harm” element typically required to grant a permanent injunction is not needed for injunctions issued to … Continue reading
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Luke Mecklenburg
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Tagged colorado real property, commercial real estate, developer, easements, injunction, irreparable harm, real estate, real estate litigation, real property, Snell & Wilmer
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Am I Still Covered Under the Title Insurance Policy?
By: Ian Douglas When transferring property for corporate restructuring or estate planning purposes, an important issue to consider is whether the successor owner will be covered by the grantee’s title insurance policy. Because title insurance policies insure only the title of … Continue reading
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Ian Douglas
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Ten Years After Colorado’s Adverse Possession Amendment: a brief look backwards and forwards
In response to national outrage over an infamous adverse possession case in Boulder, Colorado, in which a lawyer and a judge intentionally took their neighbors’ undeveloped land through adverse possession, the Colorado legislature amended the state’s adverse possession statute (C.R.S. … Continue reading
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Luke Mecklenburg
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Tagged adverse possession, colorado real property, CRS 38-41-101, real estate, real estate litigation, real property, residential, Snell & Wilmer
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California Supreme Court Hands Victory to Private Property Owners Over Public Use
By: Sean M. Sherlock In 1970 the California Supreme Court held that, under certain circumstances, private property owners impliedly dedicate their property to the public if they permit the public to use it. Gion v. City of Santa Cruz (1970) … Continue reading
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Sean M. Sherlock
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Tagged implied dedication, private property, public use
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Washington Answers the Question of Whether Title Companies Owe a Duty of Care to Third Parties…
By: Ben Reeves Last year (as we blogged about here and wrote a more in depth Law360 article about here), the Ninth Circuit certified to the Washington Supreme Court the question of whether title companies owe a duty of care … Continue reading
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Ben Reeves
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Tagged Centurion, duty, gratuitous recording, real estate litigation, title company liability
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Property Taxes: A Shopping Center May Not Always be a Shopping Center
By: Rick Herold, Craig McPike & Ben Reeves In the world of real property taxes, Valuation + Classification = Assessed Valuation. Sounds simple, right? The County Assessor determines the first factor, valuation (subject to certain guidelines under applicable Arizona law). … Continue reading
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Richard Herold
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Tagged movie theater, real estate, shopping center, tax appeal, valuation, zoning
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It just got a little bit easier to enforce judgment liens
By: Ben Reeves Last year, we posted It just got a little bit harder to enforce judgment liens, which analyzed a Court of Appeals decision that invalidated a judgment lien against third-party purchasers due to the judgment creditors’ failure to … Continue reading
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Tagged judgment lien, Lewis v. DeBord, real estate litigation
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Does a title company owe a duty of care to third parties in the recording of legal instruments?
By: Ben Reeves This is precisely the question that the Ninth Circuit recently certified to the Washington Supreme Court in Centurion Properties III, LLC v. Chicago Title Ins. Co. Facts of the Case In this case, Centurion Properties III, LLC … Continue reading
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Tagged Centurion Properties v. Chicago Title, duty to third-party, real estate law, title insurance
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Vendees’ Liens—Construction Lenders Beware!
By: David A. Sprentall A recent Arizona Court of Appeals decision highlights a lien priority risk for secured construction lenders when the financed project fails. The problem—known as a “vendee lien”—is most likely to arise when up-front deposits are paid by … Continue reading
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Ben Reeves
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Tagged 44 Monroe, construction lending, quiet title, vendee lien
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New California Case Illustrates Peril of Full Credit Bid
By: Sean M. Sherlock In a new California case, a lender that made a full credit bid at a foreclosure sale lost its right as mortgagee under a lender’s insurance policy for damage to the property that occurred prior to … Continue reading
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Sean M. Sherlock
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Tagged foreclosure bid, Full credit bid, lender's insurance, mortgagee insurance
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Lender’s Title Insurance: When Should Courts Measure the Fair Market Value of Property Affected by a Title Defect?*
By: Andy Stone Title insurance is designed to pay for damages caused by any defects to title that the title company should have discovered but did not. Lender’s title insurance protects lenders who lose money due to a title defect, … Continue reading
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Andy Stone
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Tagged damages, Equity Income Partners LP v. Chicago Title Ins. Co., Lender's title insurance
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