The Supreme Court of California has held that distressed homeowners who, with their lender’s approval, arrange a short sale of their property-for less than they owe cannot be sued for… CONTINUE
KIM AMENDMENT FOR SAN FRANCISCO EVICTIONS AND RENT ORDINANCE
In 2015, there was numerous amendments to the SF Rent Ordinance, known as the Kim Amendment or Rent Ordinance 2.0 which made substantial changes affecting evictions and tenant rights. Here… CONTINUE
SHORT TERM/VACATION RENTAL UPDATE FOR SAN FRANCISCO
Some of you know that Prop F, on the November 2015 ballot, which would have strengthened the existing ordinance for short-term rentals (STR’s), failed to pass after Airbnb spent over… CONTINUE
REFUSING TO SIGN A BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION CAN BE INTERFERENCE WITH THE USE OF AN EASEMENT
The Plaintiff Dolnikov had a recorded easement for ingress and egress to two undeveloped lots. She was attempting to develop her lots with a house on each lot which required… CONTINUE
Easements and Neighbors
New Civil Code 841: Effective 1/1/14, adjoining owners must equally share the responsibility for maintaining and repairing boundaries and monuments between the properties. The statute creates a presumption that the… CONTINUE
CLARIFICATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR EXCLUSIVE USE COMMON AREA FOR CONDOS
Effective 1.1.2017, that unless otherwise provided in the condo Declaration, the owner of the condo is responsible for maintaining the exclusive use common area appurtenant to the separate interst while… CONTINUE
SUCCESSOR OWNER AFTER FORECLOSURE HAS A DUTY TO ASCERTAIN BONA FIDE LEASE TERMS AND TENANTS
A successor-in –interest after foreclosure has an implied duty under the Federal Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 to make “reasonable efforts to identify all bona fide tenants and… CONTINUE
BROKERS NEED NOT RETAIN TEXT MESSAGES AND TWEETS
Under this amendment to the Business and Professions Code, it has been clarified that the requirement that California real estate brokers retain records of transactions for three (3) years does… CONTINUE
AGENCY DISCLOSURE LAW EXPANDED TO SOME SALES AND LEASES OF COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
The statute requiring real estate agency relationship disclosures has long applied to residential sales of 1-4 units. This amendment extends the requirement to the sale or lease, for more than… CONTINUE
A NOTICE PROVISION IN A LEASE CAN BE MODIFIED BY TENANT ATTORNEY’S CONDUCT
Most leases have specific provisions as to how notices to the tenant are to be given. In this case, the tenant, a school sued its landlord for breach of the… CONTINUE