Castaic Studios LLC v. Wonderland Studios LLC
May a property owner maintain an unlawful detainer (UD) action against an occupant under a license agreement which waives all landlord-tenant eviction rights on a default?
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Due Diligence and Disclosures
Get the most for your clients and protect your hard-earned fee by reviewing the forms you’ll encounter in brokerage services. Stay current on the latest news, videos, forms, and updates for Due Diligence and Disclosures.
Latest Articles
Is a landlord liable for a tenant’s injuries from a dangerous condition which is obvious?
Nicoletti v. Kest
May a co-owner challenge an encumbrance on the other co-owner’s interest in a jointly owned property?
In re: Groves
Section 32 disbursements, servicing and modification restrictions
Learn the ten prohibited lender actions which protect the borrower after origination of a high-cost (Section 32) consumer-purpose mortgage.
Section 32 homeowner protections limiting mortgage note provisions
Several repayment provisions in the note documenting a Section 32 mortgage origination are restricted in their scope — or outright prohibited.
New law limits HOA assessment increases for new CIDs
HOA’s will soon be further restricted in how much they can increase their regular assessments.
2023 in review and a real estate forecast for 2024
Review the the legislative changes and economic shifts which impacted real estate during 2023 and read our forecast for the property market in 2024.
Legislators clear the path for more commercial-to-residential conversions
Legislators are limiting the power of local city councils to prohibit adaptive reuse projects.
New law adds muscle to Attorney General’s Housing Strike Force
California’s attorney general will now be able to take swifter action against wayward city councils refusing to follow low- and moderate-income housing solutions in their communities.
Errata & Updates
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.”