Author: David Swistock

May a debtor claim an automatic homestead exemption when they move back into a personal residence after filing a bankruptcy petition?

Posted by David Swistock | Jul 28, 2023 | Finance, Laws and Regulations, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions |

In re: Jaswinder Singh Bhangoo

Is a commercial tenant excused from rent obligations during a pandemic which frustrates their purpose for occupying a premises when a lease agreement contains a force majeure provision?

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

SVAP III Poway Crossings, LLC. v. Fitness International LLC.

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

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