News
- This page will keep you updated as to changes in my web site, as
well as any news flashes. You should check this page every time
you visit my site.
- Updated my Lead Paint page. New links to EPA's RRP information.
- On October 13, 2011 good friend, office mate and all round great attorney Richard Mahlin passed away. Dick's valued advice and sense of humer will be missed.
- Landlords important information! Get the
Tenant Brochure required by Lincoln Municipal Code
- Estate Planning joke played on me.
- Living Wills, Power of Attorney for Health Care and Health Care Directives
- We've moved again, our new address is: 5635 O Street, Suite 101, Lincoln, NE 68510
- New downloads for landlords added and a page
regarding "ordinary wear and tear"
- Updates to Student Index with links to new outlines.
- Landlords, if you are using credit reports or other consumer reports as part of your applications, you need to
look at my question under Applications
- MOLD Check my Landlord FAQ for recent information on Mold in dwellings.
- Update on LB456 The hearing for LB456 (the lower security deposit measure) was held on March 6
in front of the Judiciary Committee. Senator Brashear opened the hearing announcing that there were
not enough votes in the committee to send it to the floor and that it would probably die in committee.
With that he encouraged the landlord packed room limit the testimony on the bill. Only one person the
young lawyer who drafted the bill, testified in favor. Thanks to those who attended and those that
spoke opposing the bill. The bill's sponsor, Senator D. Pedersen in his remarks read by his aide, said
that he intends for this bill to "open the dialoge" between landlords and tenants to make
needed changes to the Landlord Tenant Act.
- Fill in the blank 3 day notice.
If you have ADOBE ACROBAT 5.0 or the current version of ACROBAT
Reader, you will be able to fill in the blanks of the three day notice available on my
download page.
- Should sexual orientation be a protected class? LB
746
would add sexual orientation to race, color, religion, national origin, familial status, sex (and handicap) as
protected classes. Watch the progress of this bill.
- Legislature to change age of minority? Follow LB
391
status.
- Should 17 year olds be allowed to emancipate themselves? LB
392 might allow that to happen,
keep tabs
on this bill.
- More FAQ regarding Military persons
- Comment on LB453. Expect a 7% increase in your legal billings. Under this bill, legal fees would be subject
to sales taxes. Keep a watch on the
status.
Read the bill.
- Comment about LB456. The 2003 legislature has convened and with it a new round of attacks against
landlords. Read my letter to landlords. Keep up to date on
the bills
status.
Read LB456.
- New question on landlord's FAQ in response to
inquiries from recent seminars.
- New Page: Disposition of Personal Property Landlord and
Tenant Act (Abandon Property) Added 7/29/02
- Forms: More forms added to the download page. 7/22/2002
- Landlord Tenant page changed: Updates to the landlord and tenant page to give you a snapshot
of Nebraska's Residential Landlord Tenant Law. 7/15/2002
PDA Updates are continuing weekly (well okay, about 3 out of 4 weeks). Landlords, you should check
the question of the week even if you don't have a reason to check the calendar. 7/15/2002
(page discontinued)
- Lead Paint spot check results: Confusing information received from EPA after recent spot check. 7/8/2002
- Agency Disclosure for Property Managers question answered in FAQs. 6/24/2002
- Added a "HOAX" page. For those of you intent on
forwarding and perpetuating rumormail, please read this page first.
- Outline for upcoming speaking engagement for local ARM chapter meeting on May 22, 2002.
- Under Development Inhouse training seminar. If you are interested in hosting an inhouse seminar or attending one scheduled for late May, please call. Hopefully this will be eligible for licensee continuing education. If I do so, I may have to break it down into two (2) sessions of three (3) hours each.
- Up coming seminars. See my student page.
- March 9, 2002: PDA friendly page added (for landlords).
Please note this page will change more or less weekly.
- If you need help adding this page to your PDA, I suggest using AvantGo.com.
With AvantGo, you can download your favorite website on your Palm OS® or Windows CE® Personal Digital Assistant. There are over 650 channels specially designed to fit your PDA. To register for AvantGo's free interactive service and download the Beran Law Office PDA page, or to modify your existing account, go to: www.avantgo.com.
- February 4, 2002
- Update to Landlord FAQs.
- More outlines from recent speaking engagements.
- January 15, 2002 - WOW has time flew. I've not been very good at keeping this page updated.
Here's what has been happening on my site.
- Added links to the links page
- Added questions to landlord's FAQ
- More downloads available
- The Student section changed (last fall's UNL Real Estate Class)
- Outlines from lectures in student section
- March 1, 2001 We moved! Our address is now, Suite 100 McArthur Park, 3940 Cornhusker Hwy.
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Legislature:
- January, 2001 Legislature Convenes.
- Landlord Tenant LB7 and LB116
- Real Estate Disclosure Statements LB211
- Real Estate Agency LB215 and LB551
- Master Form Documents (Filing provisions) LB 386
- Garnishments LB383
- Attorney-Client Conference Act LB453
- Real Estate Brokerage LB527
- Radon Mitigation Act LB668
- Construction Liens LB99
- Lead-based paint Certification LB230
Changes:
- 01/30/01 - Added building photo to Aboutus
- 09/29/00 - Answers to landlord questions. (FAQ)
- 09/03/00 - More changes to my site. Now you can find out our weather.
- 08/05/00 - Finally took time to work on revisions to site.
News:
- September, 2000: New eviction fee schedule and referral sheet
- September, 2000: Nebraska legislative actions become law.
See me about the new Lead Paint law.
Please check this page often.
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