Yesterday’s SignValue article on the Peterpank Diner Properties, LLC and Ram-Pank v. Wawa, Inc and RETLAW 967 generated strong reader interest. Insider decided to seek some additional perspective and reached out to Ricard Marques, an investor and principal in VinylWorks, who through Ram-Pank LLC. was one of the plaintiffs in […]
The visibility of a billboard is defined not just by the surface of the sign, but by the lease and easement protections encumbering the land. That’s the lesson of Peterpank Diner Properties, LLC and Ram-Pank v. Wawa, Inc and RETLAW 967. Here are the facts of the case. Outfront Media […]
Last week the East Lansing City council approved an Amended Settlement and Release Agreement with Adams Outdoor to resolve several matters relating to three Adams lawsuits over digital billboards. The lawsuits were settled in 2019 but the amended settlement agreement addressed open items. The amended settlement includes: One 14′ […]
2022 OAAA Legal Seminar – Save the Date Plan on attending the OAAA Legal Seminar on Tuesday, November 15 – Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA. Registration Fees: $550/person (received on or before Friday, September 30, 2022) $675/person (received beginning […]
What happens when your landlord decides they want to get into your business, voids your permit, refuses to accept lease payments and builds their own billboard The lease decides. That’s the lesson of Frierson v Delta Outdoor. Here are the facts. On January 22 1998 Ethel Frierson agreed to lease […]
By Andy Goodman, Age Advertising A good billboard lease should state clearly that a billboard and all upgrades are the property of the billboard company and may be removed at any time at termination or expiration of the lease. Things become complicated, however, when you have a rooftop build or […]
Yesterday, the US Supreme Court denied requests to review either the Baltimore or Cincinnati billboard tax cases. Billboard Insider’s take: Ohio billboard companies win because an Ohio state supreme court decision to invalidate a selective billboard tax is upheld. Maryland billboard companies lose because the Maryland court of appeals (highest […]
Today out of home development expert Andy Goodman talks about how to deal with a landlord who says they own a billboard. What to do when a landlord says they own a billboard There are a few possible situations when talking to property owners who say they own or want […]
By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder & Falick By now, most know the facts: On April 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6 to 3 decision reversed the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in City of Austin vs Reagan National Advertising, which held the Austin Sign Code violative of […]
By Jennifer Sloane, Esq. Sloane Law Office Unfortunately, the Supreme Court in Austin failed to adopt the “read the sign” rule outlined by the Court of Appeals, citing that such a rule was too extreme an interpretation of the Court’s precedent. The Court found a distinction between the sign codes in […]
