By Richard Hamlin and Marnie Cody, Hamlin|Cody Law Firm Constructive notice can become important when property subject to a billboard lease is sold, refinanced, or otherwise transferred. The issue is not limited to whether a new owner personally reviewed the lease. It concerns whether the circumstances were sufficient to place […]
After publishing our article in the Inglewood lawsuit, we heard back from Richard Hamlin with some additional information. Coincidentally, today’s Daily Breeze, a Los Angeles South-Bay area newspaper published an article about claims that the Inglewood mayor accepted a $25,000 campaign contribution from an ally(?) affiliate(?) of WOW a few […]
Politico reported last week that the World Cup was supposed to be a moment of unalloyed triumph for the city of Inglewood and the owner of SoFi Stadium, its signature sports venue. But the estranged partners have been embroiled in a long-simmering legal dispute, and now the city has emerged […]
California Out of Home attorney Richard Hamlin of the Hamlin|Cody law firm comments on Billboard Permit rights run with the land. We are especially interested in his thoughts on tortious interference. This is an issue for all of you who talk to landlords or who are approached by landlords who […]
Yesterday we ran a post by Sam Stokely of Stokely Outdoor asking for advice about condemnation issues in Oklahoma. Here are some of the comments we received. Out of home attorney Richard Hamlin of Hamlin|Cody says it’s important to engage a lawyer You should engage an attorney now! It does […]
Billboard Insider wants to make sure readers know yesterdays’ article on the Verde Renfroe legal dispute was by Richard Hamlin of Hamlin|Cody. We mistakenly attributed the article to Richard Rothfelder of Rothfelder & Falick. We corrected the error after a couple hours but want to make sure credit is given […]
Last week Billboard Insider wrote an update on the Verde Renfroe legal dispute. We asked whether Renfro had any ability to revise its claim based on Verde’s sale to Lamar. Out of home attorney Richard Hamlin sent in these comments. We originally attributed the comments to Richard Rothfelder of Rothfelder […]
Last Friday Michael Falick and Chris Rothfelder discussed vesting rights for billboard permits and whether local zoning codes can be pre-empted by a state code. California out of home attorney Richard Hamlin of Hamlin|Cody says California approaches these issues differently… Count on California to approach these subjects differently. Vesting: Filing […]
Yesterday Billboard Insider noted that some states and municipalities require you to get a permit to take down a billboard. Out of home legal expert Richard Rothfelder, the author of Rothfelder and Falick on Billboard Law will address this issue next week. In the meantime, California out of home attorney […]
California out of home attorney Richard Hamlin comments on the Billboard Dispute in California article we published last Friday. It’s ironic. Development Agreements in California are governed by a specific Article in the Government Code. The first Section of that Article declares that “The lack of certainty in the approval of […]
