Senate Bill 581 “Study Subdivision Streets / Traffic Calming Devices” (with the full title of “An Act to Direct the Department of Transportation to Study the Process for Accepting Subdivision Streets Dedicated as Public on the State Highway System for Maintenance and to...
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South Carolina Supreme Court Issues Decision Limiting Former Developer’s Right to Assign Its Rights or Amend Restrictive Covenants
AJG Holdings v. Dunn, Op. No. 27455 (S.C. Sup. Ct. filed October 22, 2014) (Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. 42 at 29)
On October 22, 2014, the Supreme Court of South Carolina issued an opinion upholding a ruling by the South Carolina Court of Appeals that once a developer no longer has a sufficient property...Keeping Your Directors Safe & Innocent – Best Practices
A board position in your homeowner’s association affords owners the ability to provide a great service to their neighbors and community. However, such service comes with certain responsibilities that are often overlooked. This includes protecting the association from unintended liability. While no amount of...
Nuts and Bolts: Water Ways
Many communities have some sort of stormwater management system – a lake, pond, wetland or dry retention basin – designed and constructed during initial development. These stormwater systems help filter pollutants and manage the water runoff into surrounding streams, rivers, lakes, bays, the ocean or other waterways.
Some stormwater...
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