A new law provides property owners additional defenses against servicers of old, “zombie mortgages.”
New legal bar to foreclosing on long-time nonperforming second mortgages
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Recent updates to the course e-book
- 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.
06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.
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Landlords allow tenant options for internet providers or pay up
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Density bonus zoning loopholes are for housing
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New law protects tenants receiving Social Security income
A new law establishes Social Security hardship as a defense for tenants facing an unlawful detainer (UD) action when rent payments are interrupted.
To evolve, reuse buildings as housing, now
A new law approaches the housing shortage from the intuitive angle of reducing local agency discretion — the red tape leash — for adapting vacant commercial structures for reuse as housing projects.
Residential property remediation requirements after a disaster
Tenant-occupied residential properties adversely affected by disaster are subject to new legislation placing controls on landlord operations.
The state steps up so locals get into the spirit of ADUs
Another new law is on the books to encourage ADU growth.