Legal

Rothfelder on Repair of Storm Damaged Signs

It seems like “Hurricane Season” arrives earlier and leaves later every year, and that’s certainly been the case in my hometown of Houston and the Gulf Coast. This year, the devastation caused by Hurricanes Beryl, Debbie, and several others has been enormous, tragically taking hundreds of lives and causing billions […]

Adams Provides Free Wifi in Exchange for Digital Permit

Adams Outdoor Wisconsin Real Estate Manager Devin Renner has a great story about how creative thinking removed a regulatory logjam and created a win-win situation for Adams Outdoor and Middleton, Wisconsin.   We’ll let Devin tell the story… The problem In 2021 Adams Outdoor went through the approval process for […]

Rothfelder on the Demise of the Chevron Doctrine in Billboard Regulation

My friend and OAAA Association Counsel Allen Smith wrote an excellent article in the July 10th edition of Billboard Insider on the Supreme Court’s June 28, 2024 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises vs Raimondo. As Allen explained, The High Court effectively eliminated the deference afforded federal administrative agencies in their interpretation of ambiguous […]

US Supreme Court Decision Potentially Impacts OOH Industry Regulations

Insiders Note: We had a reader ask us if there was a ruling from the recent slate of cases before the Supreme Court that might impact the industry.  We reached out to the OAAA and J. Allen Smith, OAAA Association Counsel and he provides this perspective. The United States Supreme […]

You don’t have to sign a lease for it to be binding

A lease may be binding even if both parties haven’t signed it.  That’s the surprising conclusion of Rode Oil Company v  Outdoor Communications, Inc.  Here are the facts. In June 1995 Rode Oil Company signed a lease with Outdoor Communications.  The lease began: “RODE OIL CO. INC. as Lessor hereby […]

A recorded memorandum of lease reduces legal disputes.

The usual out of home industry legal practice is to record a memorandum of lease as opposed to the full lease in order not to disclose proprietary details to competitors or other landlords in a market.  A Billboard Insider Reader asked “Is there potential for a lawsuit if a new […]

Marnie Cody on what to include in a memorandum of lease

The usual out of home industry legal practice is to record a memorandum of lease as opposed to the full lease in order not to disclose proprietary details to competitors or other landlords in a market.  A Billboard Insider Reader asked “Is there potential for a lawsuit if a new […]

Rothfelder on Memorandums of Lease

The usual out of home industry legal practice is to record a memorandum of lease as opposed to the full lease in order not to disclose proprietary details to competitors or other landlords in a market.  A Billboard Insider Reader asks “Is there potential for a lawsuit if a new […]

Rothfelder on Billboard Access and Prescriptive Easements

Virtually every State requires that the operator demonstrate private access for the erection and maintenance of his billboard. The Texas Department of Transportation, for example, states in 43 Texas Administrative Code Section 21.199(a)(2) that it is a ground for cancellation of the permit if the billboard is maintained from the […]

OAAA Cannabis Map: A Valuable Resource to Guide Members

By: Andy McDonald, SVP, Government Affairs, OAAA In the US, the landscape surrounding cannabis, both for medical and recreational use, continues to evolve  and OAAA assists members in navigating the ongoing changes with the newly-updated Cannabis Map.  This resource offers members important insights into one of the OOH industry’s fastest […]