Real Property Law
Cal. Real. Prop. Journal VOLUME 44, ISSUE 2, JULY 2026
Content
- Letter From the Editor
- 2025-2026 Executive Committee of the Real Property Law Section
- Inside This Issue
- A Declaration of Independence: a Proposal To Break From the Past By Adopting the Standard Partition Act
- A Yacht Named Change Order: California's Private Works Change Order Fair Payment Act
- Anti-slapp Motions In Real Property Litigation
- Chair Letter
- Editorial Board
- Permitting the Grid: Power and Preemption In California's Energy Infrastructure
- Proposed Standard Partition Law
- The Italian Real Estate Agent's Role In the Purchasing Property Process and How It Differs From Its American Counterpart
- Update: Courts Make the Case For Adoption of the Uniform Easement Relocation Act
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Written by Bryan Payne
Welcome to our second issue of the Real Property Law Journal for 2026. Our authors bring us five articles this issue:
- Xenia Tashlitsky discusses how the transition to clean energy is a land use problem fraught with issues and unintended consequences.
- Ben Covington examines anti-SLAPP motions in real property litigation.
- Antonello Pierro examines the role of the real estate agent in the Italian legal system compared to the U.S. model.
- Eli Underwood argues that current partition law is fettered with archaic assumptions and proposes adoption of an updated Standard Partition Act.
- Ted Senet informs us how The Private Works Change Order Fair Payment Act may impact the construction industry.
Finally, John Lovett and Ira Waldman provide an update on their article in Issue #1 how to approach relocating easements to unlock the potential of a development property.