Amy Platero | firsttuesday Journal

Form-of-the-Week: Authorizations to Prepare an NHD, and a Structural Pest Control Operator Report — Forms 131 and 132

Posted by Amy Platero | Sep 28, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Forms, Real Estate |

A sellers agent uses Forms 131 and 132 to order out a Natural Hazard Disclosure (NHD) report and a Structural Pest Control (SPC) report.

DRE Hot Seat: Broker license suspended for failure to prevent unlicensed staff from conducting licensed activity

Posted by Amy Platero | Sep 27, 2023 | Fundamentals, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice |

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the real estate license of a broker who failed to adequately supervise the activities of his staff as his unlicensed assistants were contracting and negotiating with principals in real estate transactions.

Form-of-the-Week: Bed Bug Addendum and Statement of Pest Control Operator’s Findings — Forms 563-2 and 563-3

Posted by Amy Platero | Sep 15, 2023 | Forms, Property Management, Real Estate |

A landlord or property manager uses RPI Forms 563-2 and 563-3 to notify a tenant of bed bug prevention strategies and the pest control operator’s observations when a bed bug infestation has been inspected.

Zoning obstacles for manufactured homes in California

Posted by Amy Platero | Sep 8, 2023 | Bakersfield-Fresno, Bay Area, Economics, first tuesday Local, Inland Empire, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Orange County, Real Estate, Sacramento, San Diego |

More acceptance of manufactured homes within California’s zoning laws may help address the state’s 980,000-unit housing deficit.

DRE Hot Seat: Failure to report felonies and website advertisement blunders

Posted by Amy Platero | Sep 5, 2023 | Fundamentals, Laws and Regulations, Licensing and Education, Real Estate, Your Practice |

This article is part of an ongoing series covering violations of real estate law. Here, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) revoked the real estate license of a broker who failed to report felony charges brought against them, advertised real estate services on their website while not in good legal standing with the Secretary of State, and failed to disclose required information in their website advertisements.