Category: Recent Case Decisions

May a city enforce a local ordinance preventing residential landlords from demanding an above-market rent increase to gain possession when they are exempt from rent control?

by Kinnedy Kriso | May 16, 2022 | Recent Case Decisions | 0

San Francisco Apartment Association v. City and County of San Francisco

Is an owner who fails to timely assert their ownership of land laying beyond a fence barred from claiming trespass?

by Kinnedy Kriso | May 11, 2022 | Property Management, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Johnson v. Little Rock Ranch, LLC

Is a property owner who leases a property to a tenant who holds a right of first refusal required to notify the tenant and allow them to purchase the property on terms agreed to with a buyer?

by Kinnedy Kriso | May 4, 2022 | Forms, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

J&A Mash & Barrel, LLC v. Superior Court (Tower Theater Properties)

Is a notary public liable for an escrow company’s money losses when notarizing a trust deed premised on fraudulent identification the notary had no reason to believe was false?

by Kinnedy Kriso | May 2, 2022 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

North American Title Company, Inc. v. Gugasyan

May the owner of an apartment file an inverse condemnation claim for a taking by a contractor due to a ruptured water line on the property?

by Kinnedy Kriso | Apr 19, 2022 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Foley Investments, L.P. v. Alisal Water Corporation

Does the period for filing an action to clear title begin to run when a parcel is physically altered by the construction of a building by someone other than the person claiming to be the owner?

by Kinnedy Kriso | Apr 18, 2022 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Kumar v. Ramsey

Does a local ordinance for commercial property zoning which prohibits short-term occupancies apply to residential properties when rented for a short term?

by Kinnedy Kriso | Apr 11, 2022 | Property Management, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Protect Our Neighborhoods v. City of Palm Springs

Is it discriminatory for a water district to impose higher security deposits for public housing tenants?

by Ariel Calvillo | Mar 21, 2022 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Southwest Fair Housing Council, Inc. v. Maricopa Domestic Water Improvement District

May a local agency limit compensation for taking undeveloped land to its present use value, not its highest and best use value?

by Ariel Calvillo | Mar 14, 2022 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

City of Escondido v. Pacific Harmony Grove Development, LLC

Does local zoning allow for the short-term rental of units in an apartment complex?

by Ariel Calvillo | Mar 14, 2022 | Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

People v. Venice Suites, LLC

Does a property owner have the right to remove a neighbor’s tree that is a nuisance to the property owner?

by Ariel Calvillo | Mar 14, 2022 | Bay Area, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Kahn v. Price

Is a local agency liable for a pedestrian’s fall caused by a divot in an alleyway?

by Ariel Calvillo | Feb 21, 2022 | Los Angeles-Santa Barbara-Ventura, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Martinez v. City of Beverly Hills

Did a mortgage holder violate the Homeowner Bill of Rights (HBOR) by foreclosing when the property owner rejects an offer for a trial loan modification plan?

by Ariel Calvillo | Feb 11, 2022 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Billesbach v. Specialized Loan Servicing LLC

Is a judgment creditor entitled to proceeds from a property sale occurring after their lien expired?

by Ariel Calvillo | Feb 7, 2022 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Starcevic v. Pentech

May a residential subtenant retain possession when the master tenant defaults on rent, a three-day notice to pay is served, the subtenant tenders the delinquent rent, and the tenant vacates?

by Ariel Calvillo | Jan 31, 2022 | Property Management, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Lara v. Menchini

What noise level from a neighbor’s air conditioning and pool equipment constitutes a nuisance which the neighbor needs to eliminate?

by Ariel Calvillo | Jan 17, 2022 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Chase v. Wizmann

Is a will distributing a fractional ownership interest in property vested as joint tenants undermined when the deceased did not sever the joint tenancy co-ownership?

by Ariel Calvillo | Jan 10, 2022 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Pearce v. Briggs

May a property be used as a parking lot when the use is not reserved in the deed conveying title?

by Ariel Calvillo | Jan 3, 2022 | Bay Area, Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Pear v. County and City of San Francisco

Does a husband’s separate property become community property when the husband misrepresents the wife’s execution of a quitclaim deed transmuted the property from separate to community?

by Ariel Calvillo | Jan 3, 2022 | Real Estate, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Estate of Wall

May a homeowners’ association (HOA) restrict a property owner from renting their property for a short-term when they purchased it before the HOA adopted the restriction?

by Ariel Calvillo | Dec 20, 2021 | Inland Empire, Property Management, Recent Case Decisions | 0

Brown v. Montage at Mission Hills, Inc.

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