by Brian Huddleston | May 27, 2020 | Firm News, Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
Brian Huddleston, and Kristin Maun, Housing Coordinator for the City of Tulsa, presented an educational webinar on the mortgage forbearance and eviction moratorium provisions for landlords under the CARES Act. This webinar was recorded and we will post a link as soon...
by Brian Huddleston | Apr 10, 2020 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
Late yesterday, the IRS issued Notice 2020-23, extending a variety of deadlines, including 1031 deadlines. Although the Notice is confusing, because it is not written like the typical Disaster Relief Notices, this Notice extends any 45-day or 180-day deadline that...
by Brian Huddleston | Apr 10, 2020 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
The CARES Act includes a number of provisions affecting properties with federally backed loans (e.g., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, HUD, Section 8, VA and USDA). Specifically, a moratorium is in place preventing evictions of residential tenants. The key provisions...
by Brian Huddleston | Apr 9, 2020 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) into law on March 27th. That Act included relief in the form of $349 billion for loans to small businesses through the Payroll Protection Program (“PPP”) administered...
by Brian Huddleston | Mar 25, 2020 | Legislation & Case Notes
Oklahomans convicted of nonviolent felony crimes are eligible for expungements without a pardon from the governor. Okla. Stat. Tit. 22, Sections, 18 (A)(12), authorizes expungements of criminal records under the following circumstances: The person was convicted of a...
by Brian Huddleston | Mar 18, 2020 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
The commercial real estate leasing industry is notable in the extent to which business terms and legal obligations are memorialized in great detail in written contracts. The exclusive use of written agreements is driven by the subject of the contracts, i.e.,...
