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The U.S. Small Business Administration updated its standard operating procedures to prohibit providing loans to both marijuana- and hemp-related businesses and businesses deriving any gross revenue from sales to marijuana-related businesses (MRBs) including those providing lighting, hydroponic equipment or testing services.

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Contract Satisfies Statute of Frauds<br>Contract Vendee Failed to Perform<br>Questions of Fact Preclude Dismissal of Constructive Trust Claim<br>Questions of Fact About Scope of Mortgage

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Bifurcation Is Not the Answer<br>Zoning Board's Variance Not Extinguished Despite Lack of Standing<br>Delay Tactics Cost Tenant $24 Million

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When a tax-exempt property's use by a lessee involves an element of private profit. Is the tax-exempt status lost?

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When entering into or acquiring leases for locations, a retail or restaurant business must consider broader business concerns in negotiating the leases' assignment provisions. Those provisions can inadvertently create major obstacles in the ultimate conveyance or financing of the business.

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<b><i>Sets Standard that Potentially Relieves Municipalities from Liability for Denying Religious Uses</b></i><p>The broad and somewhat vague definition of religious exercise in The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) has invited much litigation over what constitutes a substantial burden and even what constitutes religious exercise.

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She's Not a Third-Party Beneficiary

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Merger Defeats Single and Separate Ownership Claim<br>Failure to Refer to County Planning Board Invalidates Grant of Area Variance<br>Denial of Natural Resources Special Permit Upheld<br>Village Ratifies Extension of Lease to Cell Phone Provider