Residential landlords are now obligated to offer to report a tenant’s positive rental payment information to at least one nationwide consumer reporting agency.
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Residential landlords are now obligated to offer to report a tenant’s positive rental payment information to at least one nationwide consumer reporting agency.
A California appeals court holds a property manager’s duty of care does not encompass resolving disputes between neighbors.
The streamlined approval process developers use when certain parameters are met just got additional incentives.
A California appeal court holds an easement for an illegal purpose is invalid.
The U.S. Supreme Court holds impact fees which are a condition to receive building permits need a reasonable relationship between the fee amount and the individual impact.
A California appeals court holds an unlawful detainer (UD) action needs an unambiguous three-day notice to pay to recover possession from a tenant.
A California appeals court holds the property’s value under a title insurance policy is based on the highest and best use.
Landlords may no longer charge fees for posting or serving eviction notices or notices to vacate to residential tenants or for accepting rent or security deposit payments by check. Security deposits charged a military service member renting as a residential tenant, when higher than the security deposit charged others, require specific steps.
An owner entitled to surplus funds remaining from the foreclosure sale of their residence are chased by individuals attempting to make claim on the surplus funds. Now these surplus fund chasers are barred from contacting the owners for 90 days after the trustee’s deed is recorded to better protect California homeowners in a vulnerable position.
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.”