Benzene Exposure - Seamen and Harborworkers
Dec 04, 2016
Jones Act seaman and US harborworkers are regularly exposed to benzene and similar volatile compounds. People that are regularly exposed can get various diseases, especially blood cancers like leukemi...
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Maryland Marinas and Marine Businesses: Collecting (or Defending) Debts
Oct 18, 2010
Boat Work May Give Rise to a Maritime or State Law Lien Under Maritime law, when one provides services or products to a boat, these are considered "necessaries." If one provides necessaries to a boa...
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Real Property: Unrecorded Easements and Prescriptive Easements
Sep 24, 2010
What is an Easement? An easement is an enforceable right to travel over property owned by someone else. For instance, I might have the right to use my neighbor's driveway to access my lot, or the el...
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Maritime Law or State Law in a Maryland Boat Case
Jan 25, 2010
Does Maritime Law Apply? If there is an injury on board a vessel in navigation on the Chesapeake Bay or or one of its many tributaries, Federal Maritime Law will apply. In some cases, Maryland state...
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Offshore Flagging, Vessel Documentation, State Registration
Jan 05, 2010
Will The Boat Be Kept Full Time In A Single State? If your boat will spend most of its time in one state of the United States, it will need to be identified to that state. If it is under 5 tonnes of...
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Understanding Community and Homeowners Associations
Oct 14, 2009
Read The Covenants Homeowners Associations are charged with enforcing the covenants. Covenants are restrictions on the land which are imposed by the Deed, and are in addition to government restricti...
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Waterfront and Riparian Rights Property versus Waterview Property in Chesapeake, Maryland
Sep 04, 2009
Review the Deed Maryland deeds are available on line at http://www.mdlandrec.net/msa/stagser/s1700/s1741/cfm/index.cfm simply by signing up for a user name and password. A deed that transfers proper...
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Maryland Vessel Tax 101
Aug 26, 2009
Is your boat purchased in Maryland for use in the state? Boats that are purchased in Maryland and expected to be used here will be taxed either under the general sales tax (canoes and other non-power...
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