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Along with sunny weather, the summer season brings an opportune time to travel. With the rise of untraditional short-term rental options, such as Airbnb, comes many inquiries from clients regarding short-term rental properties. Public Accommodations A short-term rental is deemed a public accommodation based on a case-by-case basis. Specialists of the Americans with Disabilities Act […]
Around this time last year, in July of 2022, a new Ohio law announced sweeping changes to the real property tax appeal structure. The changes introduced by House Bill 126 affect both property owners and school districts in regards to adopting new litigation strategy. The law also disallows private payment between property owners and school […]
Chambers USA, an affiliate of Chambers and Partners, which is the world’s leading ranking service of top lawyers and law firms, has selected Ralph E. Cascarilla, Charles Daroff, Ed Hurtuk, Irene M. MacDougall and Josh E. Hurtuk to be included in its 2023 USA guide. Ralph, Charles, Ed, Irene and Josh are recognized in the following practice areas after Chambers USA researchers […]
June 22, 2021 In today’s real estate environment, it’s more important than ever for property owners looking to sell, or even those who might consider selling in the near future, to take proper steps to ensure their property is as close to “shovel ready” as possible. Consumers in general have little patience these days – […]
January 15, 2021 On December 29, 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 39, creating a new tax credit applicable to insurance premium taxes as a means to provide funding for certain transformational development projects in Ohio. Specifically, Senate Bill 39 creates the Transformational Mixed-Use Development (TMUD) Tax Credit. While the final administrative details […]
May 29, 2020 Chambers USA, an affiliate of Chambers and Partners, the world’s leading ranking service of top lawyers and law firms, has selected Walter | Haverfield’s Real Estate Team to be ranked in its 2020 USA guide for Ohio. This is the first time the group has been recognized by Chambers, and Walter | […]
May 20, 2020 The Federal Reserve (Fed) expects to launch its Main Street Lending Program by the beginning of June. The news comes after the Fed announced the formation of the program in early April and an expansion of it on April 30, 2020. The program’s goal is to get funds to small and medium-sized […]
April 7, 2020 Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Executive Order 2020-08D on April 1, 2020, which addresses commercial evictions and foreclosures in Ohio during the COVID-19 crisis. The purpose of the Order is to provide relief to small business tenants and commercial real estate borrowers who may be feeling the economic impacts of the COVID-19 […]
Updated May 312, 2020 If you are a Walter | Haverfield client who needs documents notarized, we are here to help. We are certified through the Ohio Secretary of State to notarize documents online for individuals in and outside the State of Ohio. No in-person meeting is necessary. Details on what is needed in order […]
Updated: April 6, 2020 Ohio’s “Stay At Home” Order, which lasts until Friday, May 1, 2020, has shut down all Ohio non-essential businesses in a further attempt to control the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus). What does this mean for Ohio’s owners, design professionals, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers? First, most construction in Ohio is not shutting […]
March 23, 2020 COVID-19 (coronavirus) has brought with it a virtual tidal wave of legal questions. An important one: may a tenant invoke a force majeure (French for “superior force”) clause to avoid paying rent to a landlord in the event of a government lockdown or quarantine? Unfortunately, the answer is, “it depends.” Interpretation and […]
Admiration for their father and curiosity about his career fueled Josh and Alex Hurtuk’s interest in real estate law from a young age. “Alex would draw up contracts around the house and hide parts of it so I couldn’t tell what I was signing,” recalls Ed Hurtuk, father of Josh, 33, and Alex, 27. “He […]