By Stephen D. Richman On this 4th of July holiday, in a world of economic uncertainty and cowardly acts of terrorism, it seems more than prudent to be patriotic and proud of displaying our symbols of G-d and country, particularly our flag and the banners that honor...
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Constitutionality of Ohio Point of Sale Inspections Under Challenge
The 1851 Center for Constitutional Law (the "Center") has filed two lawsuits in Ohio federal courts seeking to enjoin the enforcement by cities of 'point of sale' programs. A city's 'point of sale' or 'presale' program requires homeowners to pay for and pass...
IRS Provides Extension to Claim Missed Repair Deductions
By Stephen D. Richman The recently released Rev. Proc. 2016-29 details new procedures for automatic accounting method changes and effectively provides a one year extension for taxpayers to implement many portions of the Tangible Property Regulations (TPR). The TPR...
Ohio’s Harbors: Facts and Statistics
By Connie S. Carr A couple of weeks ago, I published information regarding Ohio EPA's dredged material program. Today I want to provide some fun facts about each of Ohio's 8 harbors on Lake Erie. All information was obtained from statistics provided by the Ohio EPA....
Supreme Court of Ohio Applies “Bedford Rule”- Helps Property Owner Prevail in Real Estate Tax Complaint
By Steven Richman When it comes to filing real estate tax complaints, many of us know that the sale price in an arm's length transaction between a willing seller and a willing buyer is usually considered by the applicable board of revision in rendering its decision....
Ohio EPA’s Draft Beneficial Use Rules
By Connie S. Carr In my article a couple of weeks ago, I covered some of the information in the Ohio EPA's Dredged Material Program. Due to state law in Ohio prohibiting open lake disposal of dredged material in Lake Erie after July 2020, the limited space left in...
Due Diligence is Required in Residential Transactions; Unless You Feel Lucky
By Stephen D. Richman Most investors of commercial real estate understand the importance of “due diligence”; a term often used to describe the process of investigating anything and everything about the property to be purchased. Confirming what property is being...
State Law Matters: Ohio’s Lake Erie Dredged Material Program
All of the information below was taken from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency web page for its Dredged Material Program — If you live or work along Ohio’s northern border, aka Lake Erie, particularly near one of Ohio’s 8 ports, then you may be aware of the need...
Ohio Environmental Training, Webinars and workshops
If there is one area of law affecting the use of real estate that can be particularly difficult to understand, it is environmental regulation. The Ohio EPA’s web site offers an abundance of information on Ohio environmental training and workshops that can steer...
Associate Alex Ebert Graduates from Leadership Upper Arlington
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP Associate Alex Ebert graduated from the Leadership Upper Arlington program Wednesday, joining the ranks of notable Columbus-area business and community leaders who graduated the program. For over two decades, “Leadership UA” has...