In addition to being National Raspberry Cream Pie Day and the birthdays of Dom DeLuise and Francis Scott Key, August 1 is the effective date of several new Minnesota laws. The Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Service has information on 2010 legislation and specifically on laws with August 1 effective dates. The 2010 Session Laws …
Probate and Estate Law Changes
Probate and estate law attorneys should be aware of new legislation recently signed into law. Highlights of the new laws (currently found in Session Law 334, S.F.No. 2427) fall under three topics. Given the temporary repeal of the federal estate tax in 2010 and the uncertainty of whether Congress will act prior to the reinstatement …
Big Changes in Landlord-Tenant Law
If you’ve been following the MSBA’s Capitol Connection, you may have noticed a number of new laws that will become effective over the summer or shortly thereafter. One of those new laws enacts some of the more sweeping changes to Minnesota residential landlord-tenant law since recodification of the law in 1999 (and those changes were …
Heads Up on Pending Legislation
While we don’t often weigh into politics and policy here on the Practice Blawg, we occasionally like to give you a heads up on what’s happening at the state capitol. This session, the MSBA is lobbying for Section legislative priorities as well as for two major MSBA initiatives: judicial selection reform and funding for Minnesota’s …
2010
The ball has dropped on Times Square, the Rose Bowl is over, and the final strains of Auld Lang Syne have faded away. Time to turn to what’s new and what’s coming in 2010. practicelaw The Uniform Conveyancing Blank Task Force drafted and approved a couple of new and revised Uniform Conveyancing Blanks (UCBs). An …
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