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As a real estate attorney and former member of the City of Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals, I have seen transactions fail due to the parties' failure to consider and resolve zoning matters at the outset. The transaction progresses and then, suddenly, a third party, such as a lender, requires verification that the property is zoned for its intended purposes, but no one can produce it. The easiest way to avoid this scenario is to be proactive [...]

Real Property Update Derivative v. Direct Action / Standing: individual member of LLC not entitled to sue title company for breach of fiduciary duty because right to sue belonged to LLC, where LLC suffered the direct harm and harm to individual was indirect - Home Title Co. of Md., Inc., v. LaSalla, No. 2D17-273 (Fla. 2d DCA Nov. 16, 2018) (reversed and remanded) Foreclosure / Leave to Amend: court abused its discretion in denying borrower an opportunity to [...]