Real Estate Matters

Keep abreast of the real estate industry in California with this expansive buffet of topics. This volume simplifies complex concepts to quickly update agents and brokers.
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Recent updates to the course e-book

  • Page 174: The first paragraph has been amended to read: If the deferred rent is not
    paid as scheduled, the nonresidential landlord may file a UD action to evict the
    tenant without serving another three-day notice.

06/25: The 2025 rules for buyer representation and fee-splitting avoidance are currently being edited into this e-book.

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Form-of-the-Week: Partial payment agreement — Forms 558 and 559

Form-of-the-Week: Partial payment agreement — Forms 558 and 559

Commercial landlords and tenants agreeing to partial payments use RPI Form 558, and residential landlords and tenants use RPI Form 559. The forms commit to writing the portion of remaining delinquent rent the tenant owes the landlord, the date the balance is due, and when not paid by the due date, what action the landlord may take to enforce payment.

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The seller agent and the prospective buyer

The seller agent and the prospective buyer

Learn the difference between a broker’s specific agency duty owed only to their client and the limited general duty they owe to others in a transaction and how to observe and disclose conditions adversely affecting value and qualify statements when they are opinions, not facts.

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