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Estate planning is one of those tasks that routinely falls to the bottom of the to-do list. Everyone knows that it is important. Everyone vows to do it. However, it somehow never quite gets the attention it deserves. It is basically the prototypical candidate for a “New Year’s Resolution.” Completing or updating the family estate plan can make for a…
The lawyers at Snee, Mahoney, Lutche & Helmlinger, P.A. are representing Presbyterian Home of Maryland, Incorporated to establish Harford County’s first Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). The CCRC will be conveniently situated along Maryland Route 543 just north of Maryland Route 22 in Bel Air, Maryland. Situated on 58.5 acres, at build out, the CCRC will have 26 independent living…
For our clients who are entities, i.e., corporations and limited liability companies, as we approach the end of the year, it may be time for year-end cleanup. Being out of compliance with state business entity requirements can cause problems with your entity’s good standing with the State of Maryland and with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT). If…
Kevin J. Mahoney has been appointed to the Harford County Economic Development Advisory Board (EDAB) by the County Executive David Craig. EDAB brings together a consortium of public and private sector representatives to advise the County on economic development opportunities and policy. Kevin hopes to use his appointment to champion those issues important to the Firm’s clients and the business…
If you are an owner of commercial property, have you reviewed your assessment lately? Chances are that if you compare your current assessment to the current fair market value of the property, you will find that the property is being over-assessed, that is, at a value higher than the actual market value. If it is, you could be paying additional…
The Court of Special Appeals has recently reinforced the notion that decisions made by homeowners associations’ boards of directors will not be disturbed on judicial review, absent a showing of fraud or bad faith. The Court previously addressed this issue in a 1992 decision, at which time it refused to overturn a decision that it determined was “within the exclusive…
Historically, Maryland has been one of the most conservative states when it comes to permissible expenses that adoptive parents were allowed to make on behalf of a birth mother in adoption proceedings. Prior to the end of the 2013 Maryland legislative session, adoptive parents were only permitted to pay “customary and reasonable” charges or fees for adoption counseling, and hospital,…
James Run, a mixed use development, slated for the intersection of I-95 and Maryland Route 543, received approval for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) from the Harford County Council. The development, composed of 388 luxury lodging houses, 350,000 square feet of retail/restaurant, and 540,000 square feet of offices, was approved by the County Council for TIF financing in November, 2012 and…