8:55 Welcome and Introductions
9:00 Payoffs and Pitfalls
Michelle M. Walker, Investors Title Insurance Company, Chapel Hill
Distributing proceeds is one of the most consequential steps in a real estate transaction. Discuss the legal requirements for mortgage loan transfers, common traps for the unwary and steps for confirming payoffs are sent to the right recipient.
10:06 Break
10:15 Real Property Legislative Update
David P. Ferrell, Nexsen Pruet LLC, Raleigh
Dive into the Real Property Section legislative initiatives and other real property legislative issues that impact practitioners. Review the 2020 elections and what the elections mean for the state going forward, and also looking ahead to the 2021 General Assembly.
11:19 Break
11:30 North Carolina Lien Law
R. Lee Robertson Jr., Robertson & Associates PA, Charlotte
Review North Carolina lien law and explore how liens affect titles to property.
12:31 Lunch Break
1:00 If You Cut the Pie, You Don't Get to Pick the First Slice
Tikkun A. S. Gottschalk, Deutsch & Gottschalk PA, Asheville
Walk through the partition of real property. Learn about contested versus uncontested cases and actual division versus sale. Examine the substantial injury test, post-division procedures, amendments to N.C.G.S. § 46A and appeals.
1:59 Break
2:10 Zoning and Land Use for the Real Property Practitioner
Randy H. Herman, BA Folk PLLC, Raleigh
Gain insight into zoning and land use laws every real property practitioner should know.
3:11 Break
3:20 Developments in the Law of Community Associations and Restrictive Covenants
Hope D. Carmichael, Jordan Price Wall Gray Jones & Carlton PLLC, Raleigh
Analyze the recent statute changes, including changes to the Condominium Act and fees to certify and produce statements of unpaid assessments. Review and discuss recent appellate cases, including three pending appeals dealing with exception to the Marketable Title Act for covenants adopted pursuant to a common scheme and plan of development.
4:17 Adjourn