Landlords who conduct criminal background checks may be guilty of housing discrimination.
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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
Is the amount of home equity shielded by an automatic homestead exemption the threshold for the year a creditor recorded their judgment lien or the year the bankruptcy petition was filed?
Barclay v. Boskoski
Attorney General files lawsuit against Elk Grove for violating state housing laws
The California Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the city of Elk Grove for preventing the development of low-income housing.
The liquidated damages provision and the breaching buyer’s deposit when prices decline
Agents need to be aware of the maximum dollar amount the seller is entitled to receive upon a buyer’s breach – especially when home prices are falling.
Bankruptcy’s tie to homeownership
Bankruptcy numbers were artificially low in 2020-2021. Prepare for today’s zombie businesses to fold with the 2023 recession.
The seller cancels the purchase agreement: now what?
Buyer remedies when a seller breaches or cancels a purchase agreement
Extending performance dates to attain purchase agreement objectives
Avoid premature termination when purchase agreement objectives can be met by extending dates.
The Appraisal Foundation urged to revise their Ethics Rule for appraisers
The Appraisal Foundation, responsible for updating the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, has revised their Ethics Rule at the request of federal regulators.
California Attorney General clashes with NIMBYs in Huntington Beach
This is the second time the state has sued Huntington Beach over housing law violations.