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With COVID-19 cases continuing to stay high and hospitals at or above capacity we may soon see the return of a full or partial lockdown.  That means that businesses will again be struggling to make ends meet and bankruptcy filings may be on the rise.  Some important changes were made to the bankruptcy code at the end of 2020 when Congress signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the "Act") to provide much [...]

Represented developer in the purchase of a construction company's storage yard for use in a planned residential redevelopment a block from the main commercial artery through Simsbury, CT. The project is a 175-unit multifamily development with 10 percent of the units designated for affordable rents, with walking trails connecting to the Rails to Trails Greenway path on town-owned land. The firm provided end-to-end support on the transaction beginning with the execution of a purchase contract, [...]

The Garrett's purchased their property in the HOA in 2001. The CCR's required an owner to obtain the approval of the architectural control committee ("ACC") before doing any construction on the property. The Garrett's submitted plans to build a pool in their backyard, but the original plans were rejected by the ACC because the plans "were too vague and because professional plans are required for such a large project." The Garrett's then resubmitted professional plans [...]