Author: David Swistock

Is a commercial tenant excused from paying rent during a pandemic when a lease agreement includes a force majeure provision?

Posted by David Swistock | Jul 24, 2023 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions |

West Pueblo Partners, LLC v. Stone Brewing Co.

May an agent employed as an independent contractor (IC), when also employed as a sales manager for a broker, avoid the exclusion of their IC agent activities from Labor Code protections?

Posted by David Swistock | Jul 19, 2023 | Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions |

Whitlach v. Premier Valley, Inc.

Is a buyer entitled to a reduction from the fair market value (FMV) of a property acquired from a city when their purchase agreement included a below-market leaseback agreement?

Posted by David Swistock | Jul 5, 2023 | Buyers and Sellers, Laws and Regulations, Recent Case Decisions, Tax |

290 Div. (EAT) v. City and County of San Francisco

May a landlord maintain an unlawful detainer (UD) action when they have not complied with local rent control ordinances?

Posted by David Swistock | Jun 28, 2023 | Fair Housing, Laws and Regulations, Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Recent Case Decisions |

Frazier v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County

Is a lease agreement void when the term of the lease exceeds the rule against perpetuities?

Posted by David Swistock | Jun 26, 2023 | Commercial, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions |

Tufeld Corp. v. Beverly Hills Gateway, L.P.

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