On August 15, 2023, the Arizona Court of Appeals issued an important decision on standing in billboard variance cases. In the case, Arcadia Osborn Neighborhood Association, et al vs Clear Channel Outdoor, Clear Channel was granted by the Phoenix Board of Adjustment five use permits and variances to relocate and convert […]
We had a reader who passed along to Billboard Insider the following question. “If you purchase a perpetual easement for the use of a billboard on the property, can the expense be set up on a depreciation / amortization schedule, say 15 years? Is it a factor if the permitted […]
Take a billboard down when a lease expires or else the structure may be the landlord’s. That’s the lesson of Denny Weikhorst Equipment vs Tri State Outdoor. Here are the facts. In July 1985 Western Outdoor Advertising signed a lease agreement with Roy Smith to erect a 14 by 48 […]
I’ve written a couple times recently in Billboard Insider on the new controversial Texas law, HB 2127, which has been called by its supporters the “Texas Regulatory Consistency Act” and its detractors the “Texas Death Star Bill.” In general, the bill, which becomes effective on September 1, 2023, broadly preempts […]
Today out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman talks about billboard height and lease trends. Billboard Height Cities will allow you to build the billboard either from the grade of the billboard location or from the grade of the freeway whichever is greater. You could have a billboard that’s […]
Today out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman talks about what makes a great billboard location. Here are some keys to a great billboard site. An unobstructed view to the freeway The outside of a curve. A long approach A great right hand read that you know shows […]
The regular session of the Texas Legislature, which meets for five months every two years, finally concluded at the end of May. However, several important measures, like property tax cuts, were not completed by the Legislature, so the Governor has called the law makers back for a special session. And, […]
Insider reported in February 2021 that Lamar Advertising had filed a federal lawsuit against the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky over regulations that ban freestanding electronic billboards in the county. Lamar applied in September 2020 for permits to allow them […]
Today out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman talks about when and how to stay in touch with out of home landlords. How often should you be in contact with a landlord? During the entitlement and permitting process, I will give the landlord an update on a monthly […]
IBO STARTER’S KIT-TEN LEGAL TIPS FROM ROTHFELDER & FALICK After the IBO Spring Conference in Houston, we at Rothfelder & Falick received countless emails and phone calls from new operators asking about legal problems they need to maneuver as they start in the outdoor advertising business. Those contacts dovetailed perfectly […]
