A Billboard Insider reader recently asked the following about Stop Work Orders: What do you do when you are issued a “Stop Work Order” by the local zoning department? Do you stop building the billboard even though you have the approval to build? If so, what are the legal hoops […]
I couldn’t agree more with Insider’s takeaways from the Lamar v. Country Side Restaurant Inc case out of Wisconsin. I would add that, not only should an operator that loses a sign due to condemnation carefully read all documents and be mindful of release language, but also pay close attention […]
Billboard Insider recently came across a billboard, which includes in the display a QR code. We’ve all become familiar with the use of QR codes, whether in restaurant menus, print media, and even television commercials. You know how it works: click on the QR code with your cell phone camera, […]
A billboard insider reader had this comment on Billboard Insider’s Easements provide more protection than leases against tax foreclosure: Great article on tax foreclosures. What about bank foreclosures? Have you had any experience with this or have you spoken with other operators about this? How can we protect our […]
Billboard Insider recently brought to my attention a controversial issue involving Oakland’s ordinance designed to regulate and permit firearms, and how it may run afoul of a billboard operator’s right to free speech. The ordinance passed in 1992 states that any person “engaged in the business” of selling or advertising […]
As usual, I brought home several stories from this year’s IBO conference in Salt Lake City. From learning that all draft beer in Utah can be no more than 5% ABV. To spending Tuesday skiing with fellow IBO members, Mike Helm (Dakota), Craig Berry (Stark Capital), and Zach Hogue (Roar […]
Well, they’ve done it again! Chris C, Becky, Sarah, and the rest of the crew at IBO have organized a fun, productive, and educational conference in Salt Lake City from April 8 through 11. Chris R and I will attending this year, as Mike has some family commitments. For this […]
By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder & Falick The Texas Court of Appeals, Fifth District Dallas Division, issued a comprehensive and favorable opinion on rights of first refusal, holdover tenancies, waiver, and conversion in billboard leases in the case of Lamar vs LaCore on December 31, 2024. The facts of the case are […]
Billboard Insider’s article discussing the Glorycrest v. Adams Outdoor lawsuit struck home from a transactional perspective. To recap, the Michigan lawsuit led to the invalidation of Adams’s lease of property due to a prohibition on billboards found in a restrictive covenant in a nearly 100 year old right of way […]
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided on November 22, 2024 an interesting First Amendment case involving the advertising of marijuana. Here’s the facts: The State of Mississippi passed in 2022 the “Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act,” which authorized the sale and use of marijuana for certain medicinal purposes. The Act […]
