Picture this: You’re the attorney for a small town that is not commonly visited by tourists. There are only about five short term rental properties in your jurisdiction listed on Airbnb. One of these rental properties is in a quiet … Read more
Most of us know that Airbnb is popular, but how big is it really? Well, the statistics are mind-boggling. Airbnb is currently valued at $31 billion. By mid-2017, it had 4 million listings in 191 countries worldwide, which surpassed the … Read more
Tax collectors are familiar with bankruptcy filings under Chapters 7, 11, and 13, but how many have seen a Chapter 12 bankruptcy? That section of the Bankruptcy Code allows “family farmers” and “family fishermen” to restructure their debts when facing … Read more
The SOG will host its 2016 legislative update webinar next Monday, August 1 at 10:00 a.m. This annual tradition is your opportunity to learn about significant legislation affecting North Carolina local governments. The webinar will cover current hot topics such … Read more
UPDATE: The 2016 Appropriations Act included provisions addressing the Zika virus. For more information, see my post summarizing 2016 public health legislation. Summer is nearly upon us, and with summer comes mosquitoes. Where there are mosquitoes, there is mosquito-borne illness … Read more
UPDATE: House Bill 13, described below in the section titled Health Assessments, was enacted on August 18, 2015 (S.L. 2015-222). The legislation requires requires health assessments for all children enrolling in the state’s public schools. Under former law, only children … Read more
The North Carolina General Assembly has just enacted House Bill 222 and it now awaits the governor’s signature. It would change the way we elect our state supreme court justices. After once being elected in a regular contested election, the … Read more
The last year has been a very active one for North Carolina public health workers who deal with communicable disease. The 2014-15 flu season was a bad one, with a total of 218 deaths reported by the time the season … Read more
Earlier this month a panel of three superior court judges held that the General Assembly’s appointment of a majority of members to the new Oil and Gas, Mining and Coal Ash commissions violates the state constitutional provision on separation of … Read more
It doesn’t happen every day, but it does happen regularly: a North Carolina community is affected by a public health problem that requires an urgent response. Perhaps it is an outbreak of a communicable disease, like the H1N1 pandemic that … Read more