Is a billboard lease valid if if contains an altered legal description and is improperly acknowledged? Yes. That’s the lesson of Engler v Franklin Outdoor. Here are the facts. Franklin Outdoor asked Michael Flynn if it could erect a billboard on Flynn’s property. James Franklin and Michael Flynn. walked the […]
Knowing the difference between a conforming and non-conforming billboard will keep you out of trouble with regulators. Here’s a short course on conforming and non-conforming out of home advertising signs. What’s a conforming sign? A conforming out of home advertising sign is lawfully erected and in compliance with federal, state […]
Lots of parties have filed briefs in the Supreme Court’s review of the Austin v Reagan case. Austin wants the Supreme Court to throw out an Appeals Court ruling invalidating Austin’s sign code because it had one set of rules for on-premise digital signs and another set for off premise […]
Billboard Insider has previously reported that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of the City of Austin to Reagan National’s and Lamar Outdoor’s successful First Amendment challenge to the on-premise/off-premise distinction in the Austin Sign Code. More specifically, in Reagan and Lamar vs Austin, the United States […]
We’ve discussed lease assignability recently in A Billboard Lease Is Not A License and Out of Home Attorneys on Assignability. Florida out of home attorney Jennifer Sloane reminds of the importance of assignability when it comes to other out of home agreements. By Jennifer Sloane, Esq. Sloane Law Office. The […]
Richard Hamlin and Marnie Christine Cody of Hamlin Cody Law firm are running a series of short videos on Billboard Law. Some highlights from the most recent video. Richard Hamlin Benefits of Digital Billboards They make is possible to pass on current news as it happens. They make it possible […]
Patrick Kilduff, Partner and Chair of the Outdoor Advertising Practice at Tarter Krinsky and Drogin talked about New York City Out of Home Law on a December 2020 Law Brief Podcast. Insider notes that Kilduff’s comments should not be taken as legal advice. For that you should consult your own […]
Make sure your leases specify that your billboard is your personal property and may be removed at termination of the lease. That’s the lesson of Outdoor Systems Advertising v Korth. Here are the facts. Outdoor Systems Advertising (“Outdoor Systems”) had a lease for a billboard on some property in Michigan. […]
Cutting down trees without permission can get you into trouble. That’s the lesson of Blust v Lamar Advertising. Here are the facts. In Sept 1988 Lamar leased land for a billboard in Miami Ohio Township from James Weber. John and Jean Blust owned the land adjacent to the billboard site. […]
Insider received a call from an investor with the following question: I bought a piece of property at a distressed sale. There’s a billboard on the property which is leased to an out of home company. There are back taxes due on the property. I want to create an easement […]
