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You Can’t Figure Out the Lots Later: A Drafting Lesson for Homebuilders and Developers

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By Bob Burton
| The National Law Review Verified
The Texas Business Court recently handed developers and builders a useful reminder—if you’re going to sign a purchase and sale agreement today for lots that won’t exist until sometime in the future, the contract still needs to provide a clear way to identify those lots. In Riverside Homebuilders, Ltd. v. FG Aledo Development, LLC, a builder claimed it had the right to purchase 181 lots in a future phase of a subdivision. The problem was that the contract didn’t actually identify which 181 lots.
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Branded Living: Key Developer Considerations in Branded Residential Condominium Projects

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By Bob Burton
| The National Law Review Verified
Over the past decade, branded residential condominium projects have expanded beyond the traditional mixed-use hotel model. Increasingly, hospitality brands are licensing their names, standards and service platforms for use in standalone residential condominium developments that do not include a hotel component. Although the trend initially gained traction in gateway coastal markets, it has since extended to a broader range of growth markets, including Texas and other major Sunbelt cities.
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250 Years After Independence: Why the U.S. Built a Better System for Planned Communities

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By Bob Burton
| Texas Lawyer Verified
Bob Burton of Winstead. Courtesy photo.. As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, most commentary will focus on politics—independence, representation, and the formation of a new nation. But there is another story of divergence that receives far less attention: how the United States ultimately departed from English legal tradition in structuring and governing private communities.
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