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February 5th, 2007
Ryan

The Texas Uniform Condominium Act Prohibits Additional Local Regulation of Condominium Developments

The Texas Uniform Condominium Act (”TUCA”) provides developers with some protection from anti-condominium municipalities and counties. Un[...] Read the rest »

January 30th, 2007
Ryan

Anticompetitive Covenants in Your Shopping Center Lease

You will find the majority of shopping center leases contain covenants that restrict competition. That is, the landlord prohibits its tenants from co[...] Read the rest »

January 17th, 2007
Ryan

Difference Between Condominiums and Cooperatives

Condominiums and cooperatives are often confused, however the difference between the two is well-defined in the Texas Uniform Condominium Act. [Secti[...] Read the rest »

January 9th, 2007
Ryan

Choose Your Real Estate Entity Wisely: Sole Proprietorship

A sole proprietorship (”SP”) is not a separate legal entity therefore title to the real estate property is held in the individual’s [...] Read the rest »

January 5th, 2007
Ryan

Choose Your Real Estate Entity Wisely: You Have Options

You’ve made the decision to be a real estate player. Congratulations are in order because you are making a smart decision. So what type of ent[...] Read the rest »

January 3rd, 2007
Ryan

Definition of a REIT

A “REIT” is a Real Estate Investment Trust. They are organizations which invest in real estate and then distribute most of the REIT’[...] Read the rest »

December 22nd, 2006
Ryan

Stipulated Sum Construction Contracts

Under a stipulated sum contract, you pay the contractor a flat fee (which includes construction costs, overhead, and profit) over a period of time in [...] Read the rest »

December 20th, 2006
Ryan

Where is the Texas Property Tax Cut?

In May 2006, the Texas Legislature passed school-finance reform lowering the school property-tax component. But as Texans are about to pay their 2006[...] Read the rest »

December 20th, 2006
Ryan

Apartment to Condominium Conversion Meeting for Current Tenants

To reduce the animosity in carrying out an apartment-to-condominium conversion, a meeting with current tenants should be held. This meeting should oc[...] Read the rest »

December 11th, 2006
Ryan

Negotiate a Photocopied Office Lease Agreement

Ever wonder why most commercial office space agreements look like photocopies of documents produced before the computer age? I thought about this afte[...] Read the rest »

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