On Friday morning, Jon Justice flashed the “bat signal” and I called in to discuss the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision in the lawsuit challenging Governor Walz’ exercise of emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and proposed legislation out of the …

Emergency Powers Lawsuit Update, and Trouble Ahead for Some Minnesota Landlords? Jon Justice in the Morning, 2.10.23 Read more »

  The information below originally appeared as part of the Minnesota Home Talk Legal Minute.   To hear an audio version, click here.   You can hear my Legal Minute segments during the show every Saturday on 1500 ESPN at 7 a.m. …

The Law of Purchase Agreements: Seller’s Remedies for Buyer’s Breach – Minnesota Home Talk Legal Minute Read more »

The information below originally appeared as part of the Minnesota Home Talk Legal Minute.   To hear an audio version, click here.   You can hear my Legal Minute segments during the show every Saturday on 1500 ESPN at 7 a.m. and On Demand. For many people, …

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The information below originally appeared as part of the Minnesota Home Talk Legal Minute.   To hear an audio version, click here.   You can hear my Legal Minute segments during the show every Saturday on 1500 ESPN at 7 a.m. and On Demand. A “life estate” …

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My recent Minnesota Home Talk Legal Minute briefly outlined Minnesota’s mechanic’s lien law, and there is only so much that can be said about mechanic’s liens in sixty seconds.  Here, as the late Paul Harvey would say, is the “rest …

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The information below originally appeared as part of the Minnesota Home Talk Legal Minute.   To hear an audio version, click here.   You can hear my Legal Minute segments during the show every Saturday on 1500 ESPN at 7 a.m. and On Demand. In most every …

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  I’ve now posted all of my Minnesota Home Talk “Legal Minute” segments for September.  Topics are split evenly amongst purchase agreement issues and commercial lease issues. Click on the links below to listen: September 3, 2016: Should Representations and …

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My January 24 and January 31 Minnesota Home Talk Legal Minutes dealt with the arbitration agreement in a residential real estate purchase agreement. When you sign a residential purchase agreement in Minnesota, whether you are the buyer or the seller …

Arbitration Agreements in Real Estate Purchase Agreements: Minnesota Home Talk Legal Minute, January 24/31 Read more »

  “Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.” -PJ O’Rourke, Parliament of Whores, 1989 What better way to start off the New Year AND kick off the new blog site than …

Minnesota’s New Residential Fire Sprinkler Mandate: Minnesota Home Talk, January 10, 2015 Read more »