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BiOp on the Oregon National Flood Insurance Program: A Case for Levee Accreditation

May 12, 2016

Environmental, Legal Developments—National, From the Ground Up

If there was ever a case to be made for levee accreditation in Oregon, it would be the biological opinion ("BiOp") that the National Marine Fisheries Services ("NMFS") issued in April 2016. The BiOp seeks to protect and conserve certain salmon and st...

Employment Law Issues for the Development Industry

Apr 15, 2016

Legal Developments—National, Legal Developments—Oregon, Regulation, From the Ground Up

Recently, several of my colleagues have written articles on employment law issues, ranging from best hiring practices to Oregon's new minimum-wage laws. Since employment issues are prevalent in all industries, including development, it dawned on me t...

Portland's Booming Residential Market Remains Hot

Apr 12, 2016

Real Estate, From the Ground Up

Zillow calls Portland the nation's fourth "hottest" apartment market based upon a combination of new apartments as a percentage of total rentals (just 1.7 percent), the percentage of new apartments rented within three months (72 percent), and apartme...

Navigating Oregon Property Tax Exemptions for Charities and Landlords--Deadline April 1

Mar 28, 2016

Tax, From the Ground Up

It’s tax season again. Every April, most Americans begrudgingly turn their attention to their tax obligations. April’s tax significance isn’t limited to one’s federal income tax return, however, April 1 marks the deadline for filing an application fo...

Plan Now So That Excess Water Isn't Trouble Later

Mar 22, 2016

Environmental, From the Ground Up

Water is a frequent topic of conversation these days, with valid concern over the growing scarcity of this resource. In the past few years, however, concerns about too much water have also arisen. From Hurricane Katrina to Superstorm Sandy to our own...

Creative Way to Deal With Easement Dispute Fails

Mar 03, 2016

By LeAnne M. Bremer

Real Estate, From the Ground Up

In the recent Washington Court of Appeals case of Buchheit v. Geiger, property owners tried to prevent a neighbor from crossing over their lakeside lot with an antiharassment order. The neighbor began using the lakeside lot without the owners' permi...