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Paul Wright on Abatement Clauses

In response to Andy Goodman’s article on Abatement Clauses, we would just add that the CalTrans case is obviously not the only time (or state law to consider) when visibility issues and abatement can become an issue in billboard leases. There are several reasons to have a good abatement clause […]

Why You Need an Abatement Clause in Your OOH Lease

I received a call from a client who has billboards on a state highway in California. His concern and questions are in regard to a Cal Trans construction project that will close the entire section of freeway in front of his billboards for 6 months or longer. He wanted to […]

Private Equity and Out of Home: Resolving Conflict

Last Friday, out of home attorney Richard Hamlin discussed how to avoid conflict when your out of home company raises private equity.  Today he discusses how to resolve conflicts. Resolving Conflict:   Try reframing the situation.  Instead of looking at something as a conflict, consider it a disagreement.  Be curious.  What […]

Run a Title Report Before You Write a Billboard Lease

Out of home attorney Marnie Christine Cody Ware of the Hamlin | Cody Law firm makes an excellent point on the importance of doing research before you write a billboard lease. I read your Tribal Land article  and my immediate thought was this. Separate from tribal land, if you intend […]

Marnie Christine Cody Ware on Easements

California billboard attorney Marnie Christine Cody Ware, an attorney at Hamlin|Cody sent Billboard Insider these comments on Paul Wright’s August 23, 2023 easement article. I especially liked Paul’s piece on easements…The article was particularly timely for me as just yesterday our office newsletter was circulated including a brief article that […]

Lessor Sells and Buyer Claims They Own the Billboard. What Are Your Options?

A reader asks Billboard Insider “what happens when someone buys land on which your billboard sits and then claims they own the billboard and threatens to take it down?”  We asked out of home attorney Richard Hamlin of Hamlin|Cody  to comment. Any OOH company that is in business long enough […]

Out of Home Attorneys On Lease Assignability

Insider wrote this in A Billboard Lease is Not a License: Make sure your billboard leases have language which says the agreement inures to the benefit of successors and assigns.  Your billboard lease should also contain a clause permitting assignment without consent.  Some landlords will object.  Next best is language […]

LA Planning Commission Opposes Billboard Rules

By Marnie Christine Cody Ware, Attorney, Hamlin Cody Billboard Insider’s post last week (2/19), Los Angeles Considers New Billboard Rules, described proposed rules that would allow relocation and permit conversion from static to digital in “Tier 3” sign districts.  At the hearing on 2/25, the Planning Commission voted against “Tier […]

Richard Hamlin On Marijuana Advertising On California Highways (Part 1)

Insider reported last week on a court ruling that billboards advertising marijuana will no longer be allowed along California highways.  To get a better sense of what comes next, we asked Richard Hamlin of Hamlin Cody, a California based law firm, to provide his perspective. Background:  When California legalized marijuana […]

Reader Feedback on Tree Issues

We received some terrific responses to Managing Tree Issues With A City. Stott Outdoor’s Greg Redeker says you need to be proactive. How to manage tree issues with a city is going to depend upon many factors, including the city’s attitudes and regulations regarding trees and outdoor advertising.  Things are […]