Kobza v. Bowers, 23 Neb. App. 118 (2015). The Kobzas (“Kobza”) and Bowerses (“Bowers”) owned adjacent residential lots, and a drainage way passed through the properties. Kobza’s basement flooded, and he installed a dewatering well with an outflow pipe connected to another pipe running underneath the Bowers property, discharging water […]
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Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds a Sarpy County Zoning Ordinance That Exempts Property Owners Who Filed a Plat Prior to the Adoption of the Ordinance
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Dowd Grain Co. v. Sarpy Cnty., 291 Neb. 620 (2015). The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of an overlay zoning ordinance that exempts properties platted before the effective date of the ordinance. In doing so, the court rejected a non-exempt landowner’s claim that the ordinance is unconstitutional. In March […]
Nebraska Supreme Court Holds a Unit Owner Could Bring a Derivative Action on Behalf of His Condominium Association
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McGill v. Lion Place Condo. Ass’n, 291 Neb. 70 (2015). Paul McGill and Michael Henery developed the Lion Place Condominium (“Lion Place”) in Omaha, Nebraska. They recorded a Declaration of Condominium Property Regime (the “Declaration”) for Lion Place that established twelve residential units, four commercial units, common elements, and limited […]
104th Nebraska Legislature: Interim Study Resolutions
on Tuesday, 4 August 2015 in
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The Nebraska Legislature introduced 129 legislative resolutions for study during the interim period between the 2015 session and the 2016 legislative sessions. Here is a list of the resolutions that may be of interest to you, including the resolution number, sponsor, committee of jurisdiction, and scheduled hearing date (if available). […]
Real Estate Professionals May Prepare Broker’s Price Opinions and Comparative Market Analysis for Tax Appeals Regarding Real Property
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Nebraska Legislative Bill 375 amends the Nebraska Real Estate License Act and the Real Property Appraiser Act to allow real estate professionals to complete a Broker’s Price Opinion and Comparative Market Analysis for the purpose of tax appeals regarding real property. Briefly, a Broker’s Price Opinion is an opinion of […]
