Real Property eNews

Important New CCP 998 decision: Mostafavi Law Group, APC v. Larry Rabineau, APC (2021) _ Cal.App.5th _ , 2021 WL 803685! Read more

So January was a wellness cornucopia for California attorneys. First, it was the first month after New Year’s and a great time to test the boundaries of your New Year’s resolutions. Second, CLA had a Wellness Challenge #CLAWellnessChallenge featuring 25 challenging tasks. Third, CLA RPLS (Our Group) started some really great programing thanks in large part to the leadership of Ashley Peterson. Read more

Lee v. Kotyluk (2021) _ Cal.App.5th _ , 2021 WL 62274: The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's order granting defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings, but reversed its order denying plaintiff's request to amend the complaint for unlawful detainer regarding a commercial lease. The case raised issues of first impression regarding whether a three-day notice under Code of Civil Procedure section 1161(3) was defective because it was issued before plaintiffs became the owners of the property, or was defective because it failed to identify the party to whom defendant could return possession of the property. Read more

So I’m here with Kelli Corder who San Diego-based yoga teacher with a love for breathwork, mindfulness, and connection. She taught a Live Yoga Webinar for the CLA RPLS on February 6, 2021. The class was free for our section, but you could contribute voluntarily to pay Kelli. Stay tuned, she may be coming back for more! Read more

In our last update, we highlighted a recent case out of the US District Court of Missouri (Studio 417) in which the court issued a preliminary ruling that allowed a group of policyholders to proceed with claims against their insurers based on allegations that the insurers wrongfully denied claims due to losses sustained as a result of the COVID-19 health crisis under business interruption insurance policies. Read more

Today we are speaking with Cosmos Eubany, Associate Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel at Realty Income Corporation. Read more

On December 1, 2020, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors enacted an updated eviction and rent relief moratorium (“Ordinance”). This moratorium created a four-tier system for tenants in San Francisco, based on the number of full-time employees they had as of November 1, 2020, and provided various repayment periods for COVID-19 deferred rent that has accrued from March 2020. Read more

The Court of Appeal affirmed in part, and reversed in part, the trial court's order denying a homeowner's writ petition seeking to overturn respondent's cease and desist order requiring the removal of a seawall built in violation of a Coastal Development Permit, and granting the petition to reverse a $1 million administrative penalty imposed for the violation. Read more

Covid-19 Rights Informational Notices for AB3088 enacted August 31, 2020 Read more

Last fall’s AB3088 gave us many new rules and forms to serve concerning how much residential rent a tenant must pay, what a landlord can charge, and when evictions can occur. While AB3088 is set to change on February 1, 2021, pending are AB 15 extending AB3088 to December 31, 2021 and Senate bill 3 extending AB3088 through March 31, 2021 which will mostly extend the current rules. Commercial eviction rules are not impacted by AB3088. The below interactive guide with downloadable forms will give you an idea of what you need to keep in mind, which forms to use to terminate a tenancy and links to the new judicial council unlawful detainer forms. Read more