Modified Seller Held Note Subject to Anti-Deficiency Statutes
Appellant buyers purchased a multi-unit parcel from the seller for…
Service and Repair Contracts - What is Required in California
During the summer months, many homeowners are interested in making needed…
The Property Information Sheet: A Trap for the Unwary Real Estate Broker
Standard Forms are "Starters" Only Recently, we resolved a matter that had its…
Tired of Residential Tenants Smoking in Your Rentals? Civil Code Section 1947.5
Over the years, I have represented many commercial and residential landlords.…
Freedom to Choose Your Roommate: Fair Housing Council of San Fernando Valley v. Roommate.com
Can the selection of a roommate give rise to a legal claim for discrimination?…
Is There Any Way I Can Get Out of My Lease?
Economic times have been difficult for many businesses throughout Southern…
Homebuilders: Good News About Your Alternative Nonadversarial Prelitigation Contractual Provision
California Senate Bill 800 (“Right to Repair” or “Fix It” law; Civil Code sec.…
Is It Possible To Obtain A Prescriptive Easement Over An Existing Easement?
In California, the rules regarding adverse possession and prescriptive easement…
Attorneys Who Enter Business Agreements with Friends Should Use the Same Standards as Business Agreements with Clients
Rule 3-300 of the Rules of Professional Conduct provides that a member of the…
A Lender Owes No Duty to a Borrower to Disclose an Intent to Defraud the Borrower
Are a homeowner's damages for the decline in the value of their home the fault…