Splitting Up the Land: N.C. Legislature Updates Partition Laws
Divorced couples may be familiar with how the courts divide a house or other real estate. In North Carolina, an “equitable distribution” proceeding can determine how the real estate will be divided, if spouses can’t agree. But what can non-married co-owners do when...
Fus Receives Pro Bono Honor
Blanco Tackabery law firm is pleased to report that its litigation attorney Elliot Fus has been included in the 2019 North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society. Each year, the Supreme Court of North Carolina provides a certificate of recognition to North Carolina...
Congress Amends Small Business Reorganization Act to Assist More Small Businesses
The Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA) became effective February 19, 2020. The SBRA was enacted to address concerns that typical chapter 11 reorganization cases were too expensive and burdensome for smaller businesses. In order to address those concerns,...
An Overview of the Paycheck Protection Program
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) included the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to encourage small business employers to continue to retain and pay employees during the economic slowdown. The PPP has been extremely popular, with the...
COVID-19 Delays in the Sale of Goods – Get to Know the UCC
In my last post, I addressed the legal concepts of force majeure, impossibility and frustration of purpose in the context of real estate contracts and leases. In general, these concepts all relate to how an unforeseen catastrophe may affect a party’s duty to abide by...
Paying the Rent: COVID-19 and Lease Obligations Under NC Law
In a recent post, I discussed the effect of COVID-19 on real estate closings. Another topic affecting the real estate industry is whether coronavirus will excuse tenants from paying rent. While tenants of all sorts may experience difficulty paying rent in light of...
Stay at Home — What About Our Closing?
As the world hunkers down in response to COVID-19, the virus presents many questions for the real estate industry – and the potential for disputes about whether a deal can close in light of the current “lockdown” environment. This issue may arise in commercial or...
Amy Lanning Licensed in Virginia
Blanco Tackabery is pleased to announce that effective February 25th, 2020 Amy C. Lanning is a licensed attorney in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Amy focuses on serving the firm’s clients in commercial real estate and lending, corporate and business law, title and...
Blanco Tackabery Attorneys Named to the Super Lawyers© of North Carolina
Blanco Tackabery is proud to announce that five of their attorneys have been named to the 2020 edition of Super Lawyers© in North Carolina. The following five attorneys have been chosen by their peers in their respective practice areas: Elliot A. FusBusiness...
Blanco Tackabery Sponsors a Highway!
Blanco Tackabery is pleased to announce that the firm has sponsored a highway! We're excited to be a part of this long-standing program offered by the NCDOT. The N.C. Department of Transportation’s Sponsor-A-Highway Program provides businesses, organizations and...
What Makes a Good Estate Planning Attorney?
In this video, Blanco Tackabery's Caroline Munroe describes how the process of estate planning works. She discusses what qualities a good estate planning attorney should have, and tells a bit about her experience as an attorney with Blanco Tackabery!
Ryan Ridge Opens 60-unit Family Apartment Complex
Local and state representatives, Greensboro city staff and Council Members, residents, and property staff gathered on Friday, October 25th to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at Ryan Ridge Apartments. This is Greensboro’s first multi-family...
Arbors Park Offers Affordable Homes for Seniors in Ayden, NC
The grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for Arbors Park was held on Tuesday, October 22nd. Arbors Park is an affordable senior community consisting of 64 one and two-bedroom apartments. Each unit is one-story with an accessible path and private entrance to each...
New Attorney Joins Firm’s Commercial Real Estate and Renewable Energy Practice Groups
Blanco Tackabery is pleased to announce that attorney Stefan J. Longo has joined the firm. He will concentrate his practice in Commercial Real Estate and Renewable Energy Financing and Development law. Blanco Tackabery has more than 40 years of experience as an...
Carrie Scogin speaks at NC Affordable Housing Conference
Carrie Scogin spoke at the 2019 NC Affordable Housing Conference on the subject of Hot Topics in LIHTC (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit). The topics included deal structures, Opportunity Zones, Year 15 exit strategies and a few other topics relevant to the affordable...
Deceased Tenant? There’s a Procedure to Follow
A challenge occasionally faced by residential landlords is what to do if a tenant dies during the term of the lease and no one “steps in” to handle the tenant’s estate. Landlords of low-income subsidized housing may be especially likely to encounter this scenario. ...
Blanco Tackabery Attorneys Named to the Best Lawyers in America©
Blanco Tackabery is proud to announce that four of their attorneys have been named to the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. The following four attorneys have been chosen by their peers in their respective practice areas: Peter J. JuranCommercial Litigation...
Ashley Rusher Presents at Carolina Credit Union League’s Seminar
On August 6, 2019, Ashley S. Rusher spoke at the Carolinas Credit Union League’s 2019 Legal Update Seminar at Family Trust Federal Credit Union in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Ms. Rusher provided the ethics portion of the seminar addressing the topic of Common Ethical...
North Carolina Legislature Revamps Zoning Regulation Statutes
Land use regulation affects everyone in one manner or another. Our homes, schools, businesses, roads and parks are all subject to local government regulation as to their location, construction and how they may be used. In North Carolina, all city and county zoning...
Take It from a Rap Star – Pay Attention to Lawsuit Papers
If you have some experience with contracts, you’ve likely heard the phrase “liquidated damages.” While this term might sound mysterious to many people, the concept is relatively easy to understand. Liquidated damages are basically an agreed-upon amount of money that a...