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An individual’s rights to a property tax refund have expanded in 2019.
This change will give the DRE oversight over more Californians acting as agents.
Schmidt v. Citibank, N.A. Facts: A homeowner obtains a mortgage from a lender then goes into default. The lender contacts the homeowner by mail and telephone numerous times, and they discuss the homeowner’s financial situation and options to avoid foreclosure, as...
Murray v. BEJ Minerals, LLC Facts: A seller conveys one-third of the mineral rights of a property to a buyer. The seller reserves the remaining two-thirds of the mineral estate. The buyer later discovers rare, well-preserved dinosaur fossils on the property and sells...
Turner v. Seterus, Inc. Facts: A homeowner experiences financial difficulties after losing their job and obtains a mortgage modification, but still falls behind on their mortgage payments. The lender issues a notice of default (NOD) and a notice of trustee’s sale...
We explain the criteria for taking adverse possession in California.
McClear-Gary v. Scott Facts: The owner of a property holds an easement over the servient property. The owner of the servient property installs a gate blocking the easement holder’s access to the easement for five years. The owner of the servient property later pays...
Calif. Government Code §§12950, 12950.1 Amended by S.B. 1343 and S.B. 778 Effective date: January 1, 2019 By January 1, 2021, employers with five or more employees need to provide at least two hours of sexual harassment prevention training to all supervisory employees...
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.”