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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
After our post yesterday on Lamar and Johnson City we heard from Richard Hamlin, partner in the Hamlin Cody Law Firm. Here are his thoughts. We had a client with a similar situation. The city acquired railroad right-of-way by deed in lieu of an eminent domain action. The city allowed […]
Richard Hamlin of the Hamlin Cody Law Firm comments on yesterday’s post on the perils of development clauses. By Richard Hamlin, rhamlin@hamlinlaw.com For the development clause, require objective evidence. That is, no take down without a permit for plans that show the board cannot remain. Even then, if the take […]
By Richard Hamlin, Hamlin Cody Last week the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed Constitutional claims against enforcement of a billboard ordinance. Citizens for Free Speech rented land from Michael Shaw. The purpose: to display political messages on billboards. Alameda County determined that the billboards violated […]
Insider received this feedback from Marnie Christine Cody of Hamlin Cody on yesterday’s Lamar v Clinton Township post. Marnie Christine Cody and Richard Hamlin operate Hamlin Cody, a California Law firm with expertise in out of home. I just read your Outdoor Legal article in today’s Billboard Insider. In California, […]
San Francisco’s required warning labels on ads for sugary drinks violates First Amendment free speech protection, a federal appeals court has ruled. The ruling was a victory for out of home advertisers, the beverage industry, and retailers. On January 31, the full US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (11 judges) […]
Richard Hamlin, a California out of home attorney sent Insider this notice of a recently enacted law which impacts California out of home companies. If you have questions about the law contact Richard at 310-216-2165 or rhamlin@hamlinlaw.com From time to time we spot a new case or statute that we […]
