Topic
Conservation Easements
399 published works
Eminent Domain and Real Estate Valuation
Credibility Lessons From The Tax Court
By David Snyder
The United States Tax Court recently issued an opinion that contains valuable lessons for any forum. Real estate valuation litigation regularly occurs in the Tax Court. In Boltar LLC v.…
CEQA Developments
CEQA Mitigation On Conservation Easement Lands: How a Plea to Legislators Killed a Threat to Farmers’ Property Rights (For Now)
Shortly before the close of the last legislative session, I found myself writing a strongly-worded letter (on behalf of myself and interested clients of Miller Starr Regalia) to Governor Brown,…
Land Use Prof Blog
Owley on the Enforceability of Exacted Conservation Easements
Jessica Owley (Buffalo), one of our excellent erstwhile guest bloggers, has posted The Enforceability of Exacted Conservation Easements, forthcoming in 36 Vermont Law Review (2011). The abstract:The use of exacted…
Land Use Prof Blog
McLaughlin on Conservation Easements and Merger
Nancy McLaughlin (Utah) has made another fine contribution to our understanding of the use of long-term land protection devices with her essay Conservation Easements and the Doctrine of Merger, 77 J.…
PropertyProf Blog
Gerzog on the Valuation of Conservation Easements
By propertyprof
Wendy Gerzog (Baltimore) has posted Excluding Expert Valuation Testimony (Tax Notes) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: "In Boltar, a case in which the Tax Court addressed the valuation of a…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Owley on Exacted Conservation Easements
Jessica Owley, Associate Professor at the University at Buffalo Law School, has recently posted The Enforceability of Exacted Conservation Easements on SSRN. Here is the abstract:The use of exacted conservation…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
McLaughlin on Conservation Easements and the Doctrine of Merger
Nancy McLaughlin, Robert W. Swenson Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, has recently posted Conservation…
PropertyProf Blog
Owley on The Enforceability of Exacted Conservation Easements
By propertyprof
Jessica Owley (Buffalo) has posted The Enforceability of Exacted Conservation Easements (Vermont Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:The use of exacted conservation easements is widespread. Yet, the study of…
PropertyProf Blog
McLaughlin on Conservation Easements and the Doctrine of Merger
By propertyprof
Nancy McLaughlin (Utah) has posted Conservation Easements and the Doctrine of Merger (Law & Contemporary Problems) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:Conservation easements raise a number of interesting legal issues, not…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Gerzog, McLaughlin, Owley, and Wolf on Conservation Easements
This summer has seen several articles posted on various aspects of conservation easements. Here are the authors, titles, and abstracts:Wendy C. Gerzog (Baltimore), Mortgages and Conservation Easements: Not a Good…