Rothfelder & Falick set out to provide the industry with one source for all aspects of Billboard Law. This book does just that. There are 300 pages of summary and articles broken into seven sections including: FIRST AMENDMENT CHALLENGES AND CONTENT BASED SIGN CODES WHAT THE OPERATOR CAN DISPLAY […]
Billboard Insider is watching SB 2353 in the Hawaii legislature. The bill would permit billboards and digital signs in the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District in Hawaii. The digital sign initiative would help raise money for a $4 billion development project which includes a football stadium remodel, 4,100 housing units, […]
Many universities and schools are exempt from local zoning codes when it comes to billboards. SB26-038 would have required Colorado State University to comply with local government sign and noise ordinances. The Rocky Mountain Collegian reports the bill was rejected unanimously by a Colorado Senate committee. The chief financial […]
Billboard Insider ran a Q and A in its March 2nd edition on the new book it published and I wrote: Rothfelder and Falick on Billboard Law. As explained in that article, this book examines the unique law on billboards by compiling, organizing, and summarizing over 150 articles my law […]
Richard, tell us about the new book we are releasing today, exclusively through Billboard Insider? OOH operators are painfully familiar with the differences of opinion on the societal benefits versus burdens of billboards, which has led to an extensive body of case, statutory, and administrative law on billboards unique to […]
Billboard Insider ran a couple interesting articles on lease escalator clauses recently, namely those by Andy Goodman on January 28, 2026 and by Carl Hutchinson on February 17, 2026. Andy and Carl agreed that these types of provisions, while seemingly non-adversarial and business-like, can quickly get out of control and […]
Billboard Insider recently received a question from a reader that I bet many of you have experienced: An ooh company installs or buys a billboard and assumes an old survey is recorded…time goes by and the state highway department widens the highway and finds the sign partially in the existing right […]
A few weeks ago out of home leasing and development expert told our readers to be cautious about billboard lease escalator clauses. Trailhead Media Assistant Director of Real Estate agrees: From my experience, this is exactly where many OOH deals quietly go wrong. I’ve seen leases that looked completely reasonable […]
Today out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman of Age Advertising talks about when and how to approach a landlord to discuss rent. A mistake new billboard operators make is introducing rent too early in conversations with property owners. In practice, discussing money before establishing value and trust can shut […]
Can a billboard easement and lease survive a tax sale challenge? Yes, according to 3018 Pershall, LLC. vs Outfront Media, LLC. Here are the facts. In 1990 National Advertising signed a billboard lease on land near I-270 in St Louis. Outfront acquired National advertising in 1997 and entered into a […]
