Mold litigation: avoidable or inevitable?
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The study is conducted to help the management to understand the reasons for the increase in litigation and offers simple preventive measures to minimize the risk resulting from mold-related litigation. It is suggested that a thoughtful, proactive approach including two key components such as detection and remediation of real and unreasonable health risks and risk transference is needed for all those who may be exposed to the mold.
Publication Name: Real Estate Review
Subject: Real estate industry
ISSN: 0034-0790
Year: 2003
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The problem of providing housing finance to low end low-income borrowers in South Africa
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A study examining the reasons because of which banks do not like to lend money for house purchase to low-income borrowers in South Africa is presented. The banks avoid such transactions despite access to government subsidies and interest rate ceiling exemptions. Suggestions are offered to evolve policies that can make these transactions appear more attractive to the banks.
Publication Name: Real Estate Review
Subject: Real estate industry
ISSN: 0034-0790
Year: 2005
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Sufficiency of description of terms and conditions of lease necessary to comply with statute of frauds
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Application of the 'statute of frauds' on matters dealing with lease agreements in real estate, is discussed.
Publication Name: Real Estate Review
Subject: Real estate industry
ISSN: 0034-0790
Year: 2005
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