A Catonsville attorney who provided legal advice to a prospective commercial tenant without disclosing his ownership stake in the property where the tenant wished to move was disciplined.

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Restaurants forced to close but allowed to do carryout during pandemic cannot use the COVID emergency as a defense for not having paid rent, Md. appeals court says.

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Commercial leases voluntarily submitted to counties cannot be totally and automatically shielded from public view, Court of Appeals unanimously rules.

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Maryland top court considers if state law permits commercial leases voluntarily submitted to counties to be totally and automatically shielded from public view.

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Counties need not publicly disclose under the Maryland Public Information Act the contents of commercial leases that private parties voluntarily submit to them, Maryland’s second-highest court has ruled.

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