Michael A. Valenza

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Michael A. Valenza

  • Fox School of Business and Management

    • Risk, Actuarial Science, and Legal Studies

      • Associate Professor

Biography

B.S.F.S. (Georgetown), M.A. (U. of Pennsylvania), J.D. (Temple). Post-graduate studies in taxation and estate planning. Extensive law firm (complex civil litigation) and corporate law department experience. Licensed Pennsylvania title insurance agent. Editor-in-Chief of the Real Estate Law Journal. Has taught both undergraduate and graduate legal studies courses at Temple’s main campus, as well as executive MBA courses at Temple’s Japan, Bogota, and Singapore programs.

Research Interests

  • Real Estate Law and Land Use Policy
  • Employment Law
  • International Law

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

LGLS 1101

Legal Environment of Business

Undergraduate

LGLS 3562

Legal Aspects of Global Business

Undergraduate

RE 3501

Real Estate Fundamentals

Undergraduate

RE 3502

Real Estate Practice

Undergraduate

Selected Publications

Recent

  • Valenza, M.A. From the Editor-in-Chief: Waivers and Civil Immunity During Covid. Real Estate Law Journal, 50(1).

  • Valenza, M.A. From the Editor-in-Chief: “Mom and Pop” Landlords Also Need Support. Real Estate Law Journal, 49(4).

  • Valenza, M.A. From the Editor-in-Chief: Covid-19 Legal Issues. Real Estate Law Journal, 49(3).

  • Valenza, M.A. From the Editor-in-Chief: Effects of Covid-19 on Real Property. Real Estate Law Journal, 49(2).

  • Valenza, M.A. From the Editor-in-Chief: Coronavirus Affects Both Residential and Commercial Landlords. Real Estate Law Journal, 49(1).

  • Valenza, M.A. From the Editor-in-Chief: Are Short-Term Rentals Here to Stay? Real Estate Law Journal, 48(4).

  • Valenza, M.A. From the Editor-in-Chief: Amazon's HQ2 and tax and other incentives. Real Estate Law Journal, 48(3).

  • Valenza, M.A. From the Editor-in-Chief: Oil and Natural Gas Pipelines and Eminent Domain. Real Estate Law Journal, 48(2).

  • Valenza, M.A. From the Editor-in-Chief: National Monuments and Presidential Authority. Real Estate Law Journal, 48(1).

  • Valenza, M.A. From the Editor-in-Chief: Ghost Neighborhoods. Real Estate Law Journal, 47(4).

  • Valenza, M.A. From the Editor-in-Chief: Marijuana Legalization Issues. Real Estate Law Journal, 47(3).

  • Valenza, M.A. (2018). From the Editor-in-Chief: Kelo Revisited. Real Estate Law Journal, 47(2). Thomson Reuters.

  • Valenza, M.A. (2018). Letter from the Editor-in-Chief: 2017 Hurricane Season and NFIP. Real Estate Law Journal, 47(1). Thomson Reuters.

  • Valenza, M. From the Editor-in-Chief: Flood Insurance Issues. Real Estate Law Journal, 46(4). Thomson Reuters.

  • Valenza, M. From the Editor-in-Chief: "Will a Rising Sea Level Impact Real Estate and, if so, When and How?" Real Estate Law Journal, 46(3). Thomson Reuters.

  • Valenza, M., Valenza, P., & Cornejo, K. Clarification of Status of Companion Animals in Common Interest Communities. Real Estate Law Journal, 46(2). Thomson Reuters.

  • Valenza, M. From the Editor-in-Chief, "Are National Monuments at Risk?" Real Estate Law Journal, 46(2).

  • Valenza, M. (2017). From the Editor-in-Chief (Real Property Taxation Discussion). Real Estate Law Journal, 46(1). Thomson Reuters.

  • Valenza, M. & Isaacs, D. (2017). A Market Approach to Billboard Light. Real Estate Law Journal, 46(1). Thomson Reuters.

  • Valenza, M. (2017). From the Editor-in-Chief: Legal Issues Related to Property Taxation. Real Estate Law Journal. Thomson Reuters.

  • Valenza, M. (2017). From the Editor-in-Chief: "Private Property Rights Need to be Defined and Respected While Commercial Drone Services are Poised to Fill the Airspace." Real Estate Law Journal, 45(4). Thomson Reuters.