Real Estate

RI Specific

Unlocking Rhode Island Real Estate Law: Transactional Necessities and Must-Haves

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 53 minutes
Alfred DiOrio
Mark Hazelbaker
With Alfred W. DiOrio from Alfred W. DiOrio, RLS, Inc. + 1 other
Recorded March 13, 2025
Product ID 99839

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Overview

Identify and Fix Discrepancies That Arise During Real Estate Transactions in the Ocean State!

Inaccurate descriptions, inconsistent and conflicting surveys, convoluted plat map designations, confusing historical record issues, and unrecorded easements can pop up at any time during real estate transactions. Are you prepared? In this online seminar, you'll gain real-world insight from veteran attorneys who have worked in the field, have hands-on experience, and know what challenges you'll face. Filled with examples and sample documents, faculty will teach you how to review, analyze and interpret surveys, maps, records, and descriptions in plain English. Gain the technical skills you need to catch errors and handle them before they spiral out of control - register today!

  • Dig into state and ALTA/NSPS land title survey standards and compliance.
  • Discover exactly what you need to be looking for in maps and survey reports.
  • Spot and resolve legal descriptions that don't close.
  • Learn how to prove/disprove non-recorded easements.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Surveying Skills for the Real Estate Attorney
  2. Constitutional Issues and Case Law
  3. Challenging or Appealing a Land Use Decision
  4. Legal Descriptions That Don't Close
  5. Handling Complex Boundary, Easement, and Encroachment Issues

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Product ID 99839

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Rhode Island CLE Approved 6 Total
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CLE

Agenda

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  1. Surveying Skills for the Real Estate Attorney

    1. State Surveying Standards
    2. ALTA/NSPS Survey Standards and Compliance
    3. Types of Surveys and How to Read Them
    4. Preparation of the Boundary Survey
    5. Inaccurate/Incomplete and Conflicting Surveys and Surveyor Reports
    6. Meander Lines and Related Boundaries

  2. Constitutional Issues and Case Law

    1. Property Rights vs. Police Power
    2. Takings
    3. Vested Rights and Estoppel
    4. Due Process
    5. Equal Protection
    6. First Amendment

  3. Challenging or Appealing a Land Use Decision

    1. Quasi-Judicial vs. Quasi-Legislative
    2. Local Appeal Process
    3. Standing Issues
    4. Procedural and Evidence Rules
    5. Preparation and Testimony
    6. Preserved Administrative Record
    7. Assertion of Collateral Constitutional and Other Claims
    8. Exhausting Your Administrative Remedies
    9. Going to Court
    10. Hearing Tips and Techniques

  4. Legal Descriptions That Don't Close

    1. Types and Review
    2. Descriptions and Nomenclature
    3. Bad Descriptions
    4. Vague and Inaccurate Documents
    5. Resolving Conflicting Legal Descriptions
    6. The Inappropriate Use of Tax Parcels as Legal Descriptions

  5. Handling Complex Boundary, Easement, and Encroachment Issues

    1. Encroachment and Adverse Possession Issues
    2. What to do When Buildings and Fences are not 'Right'
    3. Non-Recorded Easements
    4. Boundary Line Adjustments and Agreements

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar is designed for attorneys. Real estate professionals, title insurance agents, lenders, and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Alfred W DiOrio
Alfred W.
DiOrio
Alfred W. DiOrio, RLS, Inc.
Mark B Hazelbaker
Mark B.
Hazelbaker
Weld Riley, S.C.
Speaker bio
Alfred W DiOrio

Alfred W. DiOrio

Alfred W. DiOrio, RLS, Inc.
Alfred DiOrio

has been involved in surveying since the early 1970's. He graduated from Capitol Community College with a certificate in surveying technology. Mr. DiOrio holds current registrations as a professional land surveyor in all the New England states, is a certified erosion control specialist, and a Class II and Class IV OWTS designer in Rhode Island. He has served as president of the Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors and has served as chair of the Rhode Island Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors. Mr. DiOrio is a member of the RIDEM Designer Review Panel and the Rhode Island On-Site Wastewater Training program. He has served on the Hopkinton Planning Board since 1985, most of that time as chairman. Mr. DiOrio is a member of the National Society of Professional Surveyors, the Canadian Institute of Geomatics, and the Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors. He has published, with T.S. Madson, et al (Rhode Island and Connecticut Boundary Law) and been published in Point of Beginning.

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Mark B Hazelbaker

Mark B. Hazelbaker

Weld Riley, S.C.
Mark Hazelbaker

is an attorney with Kasieta Legal Group, LLC. He continues to emphasize representation of local governments, small businesses, and litigation. Mr. Hazelbaker began his career as legal counsel of the Wisconsin Counties Association. He served as personnel director/corporation counsel, and later as administrative coordinator for Manitowoc County. Mr. Hazelbaker has been in private practice since 1992, first with downtown Madison law firms, and then in his own firm since 1999. He has lectured many times on labor and employment law, land use law, and municipal law for various business and professional groups. Mr. Hazelbaker has also published law reviews and other articles. He is a member of the Dane County Bar Association and the State Bar of Wisconsin (Litigation, Labor and Employment, and Government Lawyers Division sections). Mr. Hazelbaker earned his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin and his J.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.

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