Benny L Kass
Author of the weekly Housing Counsel column with The Washington Post for nearly 30 years, Benny Kass was the senior partner with the Washington, DC law firm of KASS LEGAL GROUP, PLLC, and a specialist in such real estate legal areas as commercial and residential financing, closings, foreclosures and workouts.
Mr. Kass was a Charter Member of the College of Community Association Attorneys, and wrote extensively about community association issues. In addition, he was a life member of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. In this capacity, he was involved in the development of almost all of the Commission’s real estate laws, including the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act which has been adopted in many states.
Benny L Kass in the News
Housing Counsel: Income Tax 101 |
Sunday, 15 January 2006 16:00 |
Housing Counsel: Mortgage Interest is Deductible and Points May Be Deductible |
Sunday, 22 January 2006 16:00 |
Home Selling Exclusions: A Great Benefit for Homeowners |
Sunday, 29 January 2006 16:00 |
Housing Counsel: Starker Exchanges Can Defer Your Tax Payment |
Sunday, 05 February 2006 16:00 |
Divorce and Taxes: Is This the End of the Great American Dream |
Sunday, 12 February 2006 16:00 |
Housing Counsel: Who is Responsible When Your Tree Falls? |
Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:00 |
Housing Counsel: Interest Only Loan Potential for Disaster |
Sunday, 05 March 2006 16:00 |
Housing Counsel: Predatory Lending |
Sunday, 12 March 2006 16:00 |
Housing Counsel: Don't Forget the Stepped up Basis |
Sunday, 19 March 2006 16:00 |
Housing Counsel: Investor Rules of "Pigs" and "Pals" |
Sunday, 26 March 2006 16:00 |
A Widow's Cost Basis |
Sunday, 26 March 2006 16:00 |
Housing Counsel: Beware of Termites |
Sunday, 02 April 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Predatory Lending - A Hot Topic |
Sunday, 09 April 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Locking in Your Mortgage Loan |
Sunday, 23 April 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: IRS Monitoring Starker Exchange |
Sunday, 30 April 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Historic Easements are Alive, But Not So Well |
Sunday, 07 May 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Quorum Requirements Must Be Strictly Enforced |
Sunday, 14 May 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Mold Was Remediated, Do I Still Disclose? |
Sunday, 21 May 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: What's a Wet Settlement? |
Sunday, 28 May 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Selling to Parents To Avoid Capital Gains Tax? |
Sunday, 04 June 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Escrow Agent Cannot Unilaterally Release Fund |
Sunday, 11 June 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Land Sales Contract, A Useful Tool |
Sunday, 18 June 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: When Your Mortgage is Paid Off |
Sunday, 25 June 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Careful Reading of Your Contract is Critical |
Sunday, 02 July 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: When Does a Contract Become a Binding One? |
Sunday, 09 July 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: You Own Two Units, You Pay the Tax |
Sunday, 16 July 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Who is on Title to Inherited Property? |
Sunday, 23 July 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Home Inspection Laws -- Modest Fix From the Courts |
Sunday, 30 July 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Family Feud May Cause Property to be Lost |
Sunday, 06 August 2006 17:00 |
Housing Counsel: Appraisals 101 |
Sunday, 13 August 2006 17:00 |
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