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Conservation Easements
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PropertyProf Blog
Colinvaux on Conservation Easements
Roger Colinvaux (Columbus) has posted Conservation Easements: Design Flaws, Enforcement Challenges, and Reform (Utah Environmental Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:The charitable deduction for conservation easements promises a conservation…
PropertyProf Blog
Korngold on Conservation Easements and the Development of New Energies
Gerald Korngold (New York Law School) has posted Conservation Easements and the Development of New Energies: Fracking, Wind Turbines, and Solar Collection (LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources) on…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Palmer Ranch v. Commissioner—$19.9 million Conservation Easement Deduction Allowed Based on “Reasonably Probable” Rezoning
In Palmer Ranch Holdings, Ltd. v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo 2014-79, the Tax Court allowed a $19.9 million deduction for a partnership’s donation of a conservation easement, which represented a 95%…
Land Use Prof Blog
Liveblogging ALPS 2014: Session 7 (Self Promotion)
I had the burden privilege of presenting twice at ALPS this year. Yesterday, I was on a panel with Fred Cheever, Nancy McLaughlin, and Buzz Thompson discussing conservation easements. We…
Land Use Prof Blog
Liveblogging ALPS 2014
Well it is that time of the year again and most of the Land Use Profs' crew is attending the Annual Meeting of the Association of Law, Property, and Society.…
PropertyProf Blog
Top SSRN Downloads
In honor of the beginning of the month, here are the most downloaded property articles on SSRN over the last 60 days: 1. [217 downloads] An Overview of the Fannie and…
Land Use Prof Blog
Rissman, Owley, Thompson and Shaw on Adapting Conservation Easements to Climate Change
Adena Rissman (Ecology-Wisconsin), (our very own) Jessie Owley (SUNY-Buffalo), Buzz Thompson (Stanford) and Rebecca Shaw (Env. Defense Fund) have posted Adapting Conservation Easements to Climate Change, Conservation Letters (2014). Here's…
Land Use Prof Blog
McLaughlin on Perpetual Conservation Easements in the 21st Century
Nancy McLaughlin (Utah) has posted Perpetual Conservation Easements in the 21st Century: What Have We Learned and Where Should We Go from Here?, 2013 Utah L. Rev. 687. Here's the abstract:The…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Article on Conservation Easements and Climate Change
Adena R. Rissman (Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison), Jessica Owle (SUNY Buffalo Law School), Barton H. Thompson Jr. (Stanford Law School) and M. Rebecca Shaw (Environmental…
Land Use Prof Blog
Will the generous tax deductions for conservation easements stick around?
Potential tax deductions are one of the driving forces behind creation of conservation easements. The exact contours of the tax deduction (how much can you deduct and over how many…