How many local government clients are too many? If an attorney represents a county, is that attorney precluded from also representing a city in that county? What about representing multiple counties or multiple cities? These questions are of great concern … Read more

In my last post I defined metadata and summarized the three cases (in other states) that have addressed whether, and to what extent, metadata is a public record. I concluded that post by asking what we might glean from these cases to determine how North Carolina’s public records laws apply to metadata. The simple answer to that question is “not much.” Those cases involved interpretations of different public records laws and each addressed different types of metadata.

In my last post I defined metadata and summarized the three cases (in other states) that have addressed whether, and to what extent, metadata is a public record. I concluded that post by asking what we might glean from these cases to determine how North Carolina’s public records laws apply to metadata. The simple answer to that question is “not much.” Those cases involved interpretations of different public records laws and each addressed different types of metadata.

[Update: The N.C. Supreme Court issued important ruling on video sweepstakes in 2012 and 2013.  See this post and this post for more details.] Internet sweepstakes operations have continued to mushroom across the state. A recent newspaper article identified eight stand-alone … Read more

[2011 UPDATE: For more detail on this topic, see the following 2011 book: Housing Codes for Repair and Maintenance: Using the General Police Power and Minimum Housing Statutes to Prevent Dwelling Deterioration] An earlier post on minimum housing ordinances (MHOs) … Read more

With taxpayers across the state still suffering financially, local governments may be forced to rely on foreclosures more than ever to generate vital property tax revenue.  Here are five persistent myths about tax foreclosures that deserve debunking. 1.   Taxpayers have … Read more

With taxpayers across the state still suffering financially, local governments may be forced to rely on foreclosures more than ever to generate vital property tax revenue.  Here are five persistent myths about tax foreclosures that deserve debunking.

With taxpayers across the state still suffering financially, local governments may be forced to rely on foreclosures more than ever to generate vital property tax revenue.  Here are five persistent myths about tax foreclosures that deserve debunking.

UPDATE August 2013: During the 2013 legislative session, the General Assembly enacted S.L. 2013-366, which prohibits a local government from providing health insurance coverage for abortions that is greater than that provided by the State Health Plan for Teachers and …

[2011 UPDATE: For more detail on this topic, see the following 2011 book: Housing Codes for Repair and Maintenance: Using the General Police Power and Minimum Housing Statutes to Prevent Dwelling Deterioration] North Carolina experienced a record number of foreclosures … Read more