This is the second time the state has sued Huntington Beach over housing law violations.
California Attorney General clashes with NIMBYs in Huntington Beach
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Four units by the parceling of one
The California HOME Act law from 2022 holds the power to end the housing shortage by splitting a single-family parcel in two lots and building three additional units.
Natural hazard disclosures and the seller’s agent
Gone are the days of minimal or delayed property disclosures.
Redlining practices cost LA-based lender $31 million in settlement
The largest redlining settlement in the Justice Department’s history involved a lender servicing Los Angeles who achieved disproportionately low numbers of mortgages from minority areas.
Cancellation excuses further performance
When is a buyer or seller entitled to exercise their right to cancel a purchase agreement and escrow instructions?
The many pitfalls of pocket listings
The risky business of pocket listings are dangerous for sellers, buyers — and brokers.
A home inspection report: the liability shield for a seller’s broker
A home inspection report is used by a seller’s broker to shift the risks of non-disclosure liability in their use of a seller’s Transfer Disclosure Statement.
No price gouging of rental housing following earthquakes and storms
In response to earthquakes and storms, the California Attorney General reminds landlords to be mindful of rent gouging.
California voters approve new measures to combat housing shortage locally
When it comes to California’s housing crisis, residents are saying enough is enough.
Errata & Updates
- In Chapter 25, references to “a intervivos trust” should be “an intervivos trust.”
- In Chapter 33, in the third bullet point beginning “55 or older with an annual income…”, $15,000
should be $25,000 and $20,000 should be $35,000. - Answer Key for Quiz 9, Question 2. The correct answer should be “d.”, not “c.