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About the Seminar
The SC Bar CLE Division is proud to present "Key Issues in Advanced Commercial Real Estate Practice."  Course Planner Josh Lonon has brought together a stellar faculty of experienced practitioners who will provide guidance on some of the most important current and trending issues in commercial real estate practice in South Carolina.  Topics include commercial leases, economic development and government incentives, commercial foreclosures, recognizing and avoiding environmental pitfalls, a practical analysis of commercial real estate title nuances, and an important look at the ethics of multi-jurisdictional practice. 

This seminar is an intermediate level program.

This program qualifies for 6.0 MCLE credit hours, including up to 1.0 LEPR credit hour.

SC Supreme Commission on CLE Course #: 241871.

About the Book
Practical Guide to Commercial Real Estate in South Carolina, Second Edition
Principal Editor: Joshua O. C. Lonon

Contributing Authors:
Rita Bolt Barker
Brett D. Budlong
Teri K. Callen
Gregory J. English
D. Sean Faulkner
M. Kevin Garrison
Maura A. Greg
Jay R. Hoodenpyl
J. Phillip Land Jr.
Joshua O. C. Lonon
Judith L. McInnis
Edward G. Menzie
Gary W. Morris
Ryan W. Newton
S. Michael Pack Jr.
Michael S. Pitts
Mark S. Sharpe
M. Jeffrey Vinzani
Caitlin R. Walker
James I. Warren, III

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This Second Edition, with more than 640 pages, is the only SC Bar - CLE publication that addresses the practice of commercial real estate. This one-of-a-kind resource authored by 19 of the leading practitioners in this area includes 15 exceptional chapters on: commercial real estate contracts; commercial leasing; development agreements; economic development, governmental incentives, fees in lieu and related issues; commercial real estate lending; closing opinions; land surveys and due diligence; zoning and land use; selective tax issues for commercial real estate; understanding and avoiding environmental pitfalls; easements affecting commercial real estate; title insurance; multistate practice and ethics; mortgage modifications; and, commercial foreclosure process and alternatives.

The book also includes a flow chart outlining a complicated “leveraged lender” NMTC Structure; sample South Carolina mortgage provisions for multistate transactions; illustrative language of a real estate finance opinion letter; discussion on how to read a survey; a due diligence/closing checklist; nine lease abstracts; nine property tax forms; two property tax procedural forms; an affidavit for taxable or exempt transfers; six income tax credit forms; a synopsis of the more recent changes to ATLA base forms regarding the risk these policies insure against; an analysis of the South Carolina Rules of Conduct, Rule 5.5 as it relates to the definition of a foreign lawyer, prohibited activities, systematic and continuous presence, remote work, exceptions (local counsel, related representation, in-house counsel, non-transactional, what real estate closing tasks constitute the practice of law, what satisfies the requirement of lawyer involvement or supervision, applicability of Buyers Services to commercial real estate transactions); a sample attorney certification (South Carolina Unauthorized Practice of Law Requirements); a sample mortgage modification agreement; a sample pledgor affidavit; a sample reaffirmation and acknowledgement of guaranty; and, sample South Carolina acknowledgment forms.

This product is offered as a download only, print only, or a combination of both print and download.

Summary of Contents

Chapter: Commercial Real Estate Contracts

Chapter 2: Commercial Leasing Under South Carolina Law

Chapter 3: Development Agreements

Chapter 4: Economic Development, Governmental Incentives, Fees in Lieu, and Related Issues

Chapter 5: South Carolina Commercial Real Estate Lending

Chapter 6: Closing Opinions

Chapter 7: Land Surveys and Other Due Diligence

Chapter 8: Zoning and Land Use

Chapter 9: Selective Law Issues for Commercial Real Estate

Chapter 10: Understanding and Avoiding Environmental Pitfalls

Chapter 11: Easements Affecting Commercial Real Estate

Chapter 12: Title Insurance

Chapter 13: Multistate Practice and Ethics

Chapter 14: Mortgage Modifications

Chapter 15: Commercial Foreclosure Process and Alternatives

 

Book #751-D $100.00 (download only)

Book #751-B $120.00 (book only)

Book #751-C $175.00 (combo – book and download)

Fully updated since the first edition in 2012, this brand-new second edition contains updated materials on:
Commercial Real Estate Contracts
Commercial Leasing Under South Carolina Law
Development Agreements
Economic Development, Governmental Incentives, Fees in Lieu and Related Issues
South Carolina Commercial Real Estate Lending
Closing Opinions
Land Surveys and Other Due Diligence
Zoning and Land Use
Selective Tax Issues for Commercial Real Estate
Understanding and Avoiding Environmental Pitfalls
Easements Affecting Commercial Real Estate
Title Insurance
Multistate Practice and Ethics
Mortgage Modifications
Commercial Foreclosure Process and Alternatives to Foreclosure