Real Property eNews

Buying a house with someone you aren’t married to feels like the ultimate commitment. It’s exciting. You picture Sunday mornings in the kitchen, painting the spare room, maybe even a dog running in the backyard. It’s a leap of faith, backed by a thirty-year loan. Read more

A real estate transaction is one of the most significant financial decisions an individual and business will make. Disagreements can become stressful, expensive, and take years to resolve. Read more

In Nashville, Tennessee, judges created a special court calendar to help renters who fell behind on rent after a major ice storm. The “Winter Storm Housing Support Docket” is narrow and time‑limited, but it quietly illustrates a much bigger point: the kind of care and coordination courts bring to housing during a declared disaster is exactly what many tenants need in ordinary times, too.  Read more

California attorneys can win more cases by always knowing the new published civil in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts in monthly issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Read more

The Real Property Law Section (RPLS) offers attorneys a diverse array of volunteer opportunities across our nine Real Estate Practice Area Committees (PACs): Read more

OVERVIEW. The Real Property Law Journal (“Journal”) of the Real Property Law Section of the California Lawyers Association is California’s preeminent statewide publication for real estate attorneys. The Journal features scholarly articles written by real property professionals about cutting edge and interesting topics. It is typically published four times each year and has a readership of over six thousand real property professionals.   Read more

Under California law, an LLC member’s ability to take out a loan against an LLC-owned property depends on several important factors. Many LLCs explore this strategy as a means of freeing up capital without selling valuable LLC assets. Understanding the limits and permissions involved is crucial before pursuing this type of financing.  Read more

Eviction has become strangely familiar cultural terrain, yet the law that drives it remains largely invisible. Actor Mickey Rourke’s current unlawful detainer lawsuit in Los Angeles shows that the same Judicial Council forms used against low-income tenants can just as easily bear the name of an Oscar-nominated defendant. At the same time, films and documentaries about eviction focus on working-class hardship, homelessness, and moral crisis, leaving the actual mechanics of possession, process, and representation off-screen. Read more

California Case Summaries™: California attorneys can win more cases by always knowing the new published civil in their practice areas. California Case Summaries™ makes this easy with one-paragraph case summaries, organized by legal topic, of every new civil case published by California courts in monthly issues, quarterly issues, annual issues, or all three. Individual Attorney and Law Firm Unlimited (lets the firm send summaries to every lawyer) subscriptions are available. To subscribe, click here. Read more

A default judgment may be entered against a defendant if they do not respond to the pleadings in time. This is done by requesting default and then requesting that the court enter default judgment. Read more