Anderson v. County of Santa Barbara
May an agency remove an encroachment on a public road to restore parking without first completing an environmental impact report (EIR)?
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Due Diligence and Disclosures
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Recent updates to the course e-book
Chapter 2: The MLS environment. The updated statutory Agency Law Disclosure
and confirmation provision went into effect the beginning of 2019. Both the
content of the form and when it is to be used have been modified. For a
thorough analysis of the new disclosure and confirmation practices, see the
January 2019 article, What you need to know about the refreshed – and mostly
improved – Agency Law Disclosure.
Chapter 32: The breaching buyer’s responsibilities. The first subhead on page
350 should read “Interest depends on property use.”
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
Newly published related content
Federal multi-family building incentives for California builders
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) adds several incentives for builders and multi-family property owners making energy efficient improvements.
Form-of-the-Week: The Counteroffer, and Counteroffer Addendum — Forms 180 and 180-1
The seller responds to a buyer’s offer Typically, a buyer submits a purchase agreement offer to a seller through their respective agents. The seller, on receipt of the offer, has two choices, either: accept the buyers offer as stated in their purchase agreement; or...
May a landlord maintain an unlawful detainer (UD) action against a tenant who had a prior conflict with the landlord when the landlord intends to remove the property from the rental market?
640 Octavia, LLC. v. Karl Heinz Pieper
New law prioritizes local general plan over zoning ordinances
A local government’s general plan doesn’t always mesh with local zoning ordinances.
No more owner-occupancy requirements for ADUs
AB 976 is the latest in a long line of pro-ADU legislation to make its mark on California’s anemic housing landscape.
May an individual in bankruptcy claim an automatic homestead exemption on real estate they occupy as their personal residence when title is vested in an LLC which is co-owned by the individual and their spouse?
In re: Schaefers
May a buyer who acquires property subject to an existing mortgage which is in default reinstate the mortgage to cure the default when the lender has not called the mortgage due, refuses to accept reinstatement and starts foreclosure?
Shetty v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
New advertisement law requires all fees be disclosed upfront — with implications for real estate
With authorities cracking down on misleading advertising, brokers and MLOs will be wise to take this opportunity to ensure their adverts are in compliance.