Quiet Title and Installment ContractsBy Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, February 2024A recent quiet title case, Almazon v. 7354 Corp., illustrates some of the principles real estate practitioners need to remember.
It’s a Small World After AllBy Michael J. RooneySenior Lawyers, October 2023Reflections from a member of the Senior Lawyers Section Council's recent vacation.
When the Owner of the Servient Estate Just Doesn’t Want to ‘Get It’By Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, July 2023A recent Illinois appellate court case restates what is basic to most real estate practitioners: An access easement appurtenant allows the folks owning the dominant estate to use a portion of the premises that are the servient estate to access other property.
This One Is Not a ‘Taking’ Says the Seventh CircuitBy Michael J. RooneySenior Lawyers, June 2023A review of a recent case where the appellate court affirmed a district court dismissal of a claim that the government had “taken” plaintiffs’ property rights when it granted building permits for a residential development in a flood plain.
This One Is Not a ‘Taking’ Says the Seventh CircuitBy Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, February 2023A review of a recent case where the appellate court affirmed a district court dismissal of a claim that the government had “taken” plaintiffs’ property rights when it granted building permits for a residential development in a flood plain.
Material DefectsBy Michael J. RooneyTrusts and Estates, August 2022Revisions to the Residential Real Property Disclosure Act.
Nonnavigable Rivers and Streams in Illinois: Illinois Supreme Court PuntsBy Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, August 2022The Illinois Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in the case of Holm v. Kodat, which involved issues concerning the use of nonnavigable rivers and streams in Illinois.
Settlement Agreement Signed in the IRELA v. IDFPR CaseBy Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, June 2022IRELA performed an important service when it stepped up to challenge IDFPR after it exceeded its statutory authority to regulate the title insurance industry and interfered in the client-attorney relationship that is governed by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Editors’ NoteBy William J. Anaya & Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, May 2022An introduction to the issue from the editors.
Let’s Review, Shall We?By Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, May 2022A look at the lawyers whose participation in representing clients in real estate transactions is limited to drafting the deed and preparing the relevant real estate tax forms.
‘The Previous Play Is Under Further Review’By Michael J. RooneyTrusts and Estates, May 2022An overview of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct that govern conflicts of interest.
Editor’s NoteBy William J. Anaya & Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, April 2022An introduction to the issue from the editors.
‘The Previous Play Is Under Further Review’By Michael J. RooneySenior Lawyers, April 2022An overview of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct that govern conflicts of interest.
Editor’s NoteBy Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, March 2022A note from one of the co-editors.
A Failed Tenancy by the Entirety Becomes What?By Michael J. RooneyTrusts and Estates, March 2022In a case of first impression in Illinois, an appellate court considered how a married couple hold title to real property when a conveyance to them as tenants by the entirety fails to create that estate and one of the grantees then dies.
‘The Previous Play Is Under Further Review’By Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, January 2022An overview of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules of Professional Conduct that govern conflicts of interest.
Rollin’ on the River: WWJD?By Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, December 2021In June, the appellate court handed down a decision in a case involving the Mazon River, finding that river non-navigable and upholding the rights of owners of real estate that bordered the river to prevent the public from using the river because that was a trespass on their land that included a portion of the river.
A Failed Tenancy by the Entirety Becomes What?By Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, November 2021In a case of first impression in Illinois, an appellate court considered how a married couple hold title to real property when a conveyance to them as tenants by the entirety fails to create that estate and one of the grantees then dies.
The Meaning of the Word ‘Contiguous’By Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, October 2021The Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act and the annexation provisions of the Illinois Municipal Code provide two different meanings of the word "contiguous."
Crawford v. Hayen: The Infamous Count VIBy Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, September 2021The first district appellate court published an opinion last November, Crawford v. Hayen, where the narrow and precise holding may be correct, but the opinion itself is highly suspect.
Note From the EditorsBy William J. Anaya, Michael J. Maslanka, & Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, September 2021An introduction to the issue from the editors.
Swing and a Miss: Seventh Circuit Ends Hitting StreakBy Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, June 2020An analysis of a recent seventh circuit opinion in which the court broke a very favorable recent batting streak of hits concerning local real property law.
The Attorney as Notary Public: Keeping Your Eye on the BallBy Michael J. RooneyReal Estate Law, May 2020During the COVID-19 pandemic, real estate lawyers see the need to be creative with force majeure provisions in order to protect their clients, whether sellers or buyers, from unforeseen circumstances.
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