by Brian Huddleston | Jan 9, 2018 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
It may be tempting for a farming operation with fallow acreage to consider leasing to a tenant for above-market rents. However, when the offer is coming from a marijuana grower, the would-be landlord will have a number of additional legal issues to consider. It bears...
by Brian Huddleston | Jan 4, 2018 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
OKLAHOMA CITY ? Governor Mary Fallin today set a June election date for the medical marijuana ballot measure. Fallin filed an executive proclamation placing State Question 788 on the June 26 primary election ballot. The governor?s other option was to place the issue...
by Brian Huddleston | Dec 24, 2017 | Legislation & Case Notes, Real Estate Law
As Oklahoma citizens consider State Question 788, landlords and property managers need to know how to address medical marijuana use in their buildings. The supremacy clause in the U.S. Constitution says that states must not (and cannot) enact laws that conflict with...
by Brian Huddleston | Sep 25, 2017 | Real Estate Law
In the unfortunate event you have to move forward with an eviction, you will likely want to evict your non-paying or nuisance tenant(s) just as quickly as the law allows. When you have tenants in your properties that aren’t paying or are in violation of their...
by Brian Huddleston | Sep 18, 2017 | Firm News, Real Estate Law
I am pleased to announce that I have another recent appellate court victory. This time in an unreported case where, as is often the case, the trial court granted the bank’s motion for summary judgment for foreclosure against the homeowner, but the Oklahoma Court...
by Brian Huddleston | Sep 12, 2017 | Real Estate Law
When property is leased for exploration, the lessee has the right to go out and drill on that property. However, this exercise often causes damage to the surface of the land ? damage to crops and land, pollution, damage caused by pipelines, access roads, etc.?The...
