Selling One of Two Parcels Described in a Single Deed
Whether a Missouri trustee must record an intermediate deed before selling one of two parcels described in a single recorded deed, and what the separation actually turns on.
Missouri
Missouri law on conveyancing, incentives and entity governance, including Chapter 100 bonds and the state's treatment of as-is provisions and deed construction.
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What Is a Conveyance Under Texas and Missouri Law?
What makes an instrument a conveyance in Texas and Missouri, where the two states diverge on description, correction, and boundary agreements, and how each treats an instrument that conveys without being titled a deed.
Development Agreements in Texas and Missouri: The Incentive Tools and How a Developer Enforces Them
The incentive tools available to developers in Texas and Missouri are broadly comparable; the enforcement path — set by different immunity rules — is not.
What "Fiduciary Duty" Actually Means in Delaware, Texas, and Missouri
How Delaware, Texas, and Missouri treat the fiduciary duties of an LLC manager and LP general partner — and how much of that duty each state lets the governing document reshape or eliminate.
What Developers Need to Get Right Before Selling Spare Capacity to AI Operators
Multifamily developers selling spare electrical capacity to AI operators — what to get right on zoning, utility regulation, and loan covenants in Texas and Missouri.
Aggregating LLC Members into a Single Voting Unit: Defined Group or Separate Class?
Three jurisdictions, two drafting paths, one objective — treating a four-member sponsor group as a single voting and contracting unit in a five-member LLC. A practitioner's read on Missouri, Texas, and Delaware.
As-Is Provisions in Commercial Real Estate Contracts - Texas and Missouri
Why a properly drafted as-is clause is a powerful defense in Texas commercial real estate purchases but does materially less work in Missouri — and what the two states share.
Standby Letters of Credit in Texas and Missouri: Rules and Drafting Points
A practitioner's primer on standby letter-of-credit law in Texas and Missouri — Article 5, ISP98, the independence principle, and the drafting traps that decide who pays when a draw is contested.
Chapter 100 Bonds in Missouri — Real Property Tax Abatement and Sales Tax Exemption for Developers
Chapter 100 industrial development bonds — the Missouri mechanism for placing project title with the municipality so a developer secures real property tax abatement and sales tax exemption, and where the PILOT bites.
Easements Related to Real Estate Development: The Temporary Construction Easement
A developer's guide to temporary construction easements — easement vs. license, the provisions to insist on, and what to negotiate when the grantor pushes back.
Other jurisdictions
The Developer's Brief
Field notes on real estate development law.
Occasional dispatches on deal structure, entitlements, and the quiet patterns that move large projects. No filler.
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