Tag: Marnie Cody

Readers Say QR Codes a Bad Idea on Roadside Billboards

Lots of Billboard Insider readers agree with Richard Rothfelder that QR codes are a bad idea on roadside billboards… Attorney Marnie Cody says a QR code on a sign is an accident waiting to happen… I couldn’t agree more with Rothfelder’s comments this morning. A QR code on a sign […]

LA Proposes New Penalties for illegal Signs

Editors note.  Our article about the Los Angeles Sign Ordinance included a picture of signs along Hollywood Blvd.  We apologize to anyone who read the article as suggesting that any of the signs in the picture is an illegal sign.  That wasn’t our intent.  We have removed the picture from […]

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 […]

Safeguard Your Billboard Investment: 7 Implications

By Marnie Cody, Hamlin | Cody Law Group When it comes to leasing land for a billboard, it’s crucial to understand that the fate of your billboard may be tied to the lease terms. Specifically, if you allow a lease to expire without removing your billboard, it could potentially become […]

10 Musts for a Billboard Easement

By Richard Hamlin and Marnie Christine Cody, Hamlin|Cody In the same way that a utility company has an easement to run cables or power lines across a private property, a company or individual can permit the construction and display of a billboard on a property. In the billboard industry, a […]

Supreme Court Upholds On/Off Premise Distinction in Austin v Reagan

As anticipated, the Supreme Court issued their ruling on Reagan v Austin. Insider has initial comments below on the ruling and you can expect more as we all get a chance to research the opinion in more detail. From Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder & Falick, LLP: In a 6 to 3 […]