• Related Attorney(s):
• Matthew L. Kimball

• Practice Area(s):
• Condominium and Home Owner Association Law, 
• Commercial Real Estate

One of the by-products of the telecommunications revolution has been the additional value which landlords have found in their rooftops. A mix of technological advances and telecommunications marketplace changes has led to an explosive growth in the demand for a range of high speed communications services. The providers of these services have, in turn, created a demand for antenna space on building rooftops to send and receive signals for cellular phones, pagers and other voice, data and video communications. In addition, tenants are demanding building infrastructures which allow for access to such service providers.


• Related Attorney(s):
• Matthew L. Kimball

• Practice Area(s):
• Condominium and Home Owner Association Law, 
• Commercial Real Estate

At both the federal and state levels, the electric industry is undergoing profound changes as a result of deregulation, the effects of which are only beginning to be known. It will take a few years before the impact of deregulation is sorted out. Until then, there will be uncertainty and confusion for electricity consumers as they survey the new competitive landscape to find which offers from competing service providers make sense. Estimates of savings as a result of deregulation vary widely, but are often projected to range from ten percent to fifty percent savings. In a typical office building, electricity constitutes almost a third of its operating expenses and usually is the single most significant operating expense. With respect to malls and other retail establishments, over $5 billion is paid to utilities annually to cover electric heating and lighting costs.

• Related Attorney(s):
• V. Timothy Bambrick

• Practice Area(s):
• Condominium and Home Owner Association Law

A review of the April, 2008 Court of Appeals decision which may have radically altered insurance responsibilities among unit owners, condo associations and carriers. The full text of the above article is available to insurers, their representatives and individual adjusters.

• Related Attorney(s):
• Matthew L. Kimball

• Practice Area(s):
• Commercial Real Estate, 
• Condominium and Home Owner Association Law

Baltimore City has been in the vanguard of jurisdictions implementing mandatory Green building standards for new construction and renovations. In 2007, the City Council passed a green building law requiring all newly constructed or extensively modified non-residential or specified multi-family buildings of at least 10,000 gross square feet of floor area achieve either LEED Silver Certification or certification under an equivalent energy and environmental design standard.