Real Property Law Section

The California Debt Collection Licensing Act (“DCLA”) was enacted by the 2020 passage of California SB 908. One aspect of the DCLA requires persons engaged in the business of collection of consumer debt to apply for and obtain a debt collector license from the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation (“Department”). Read more

Real Property Law Section monthly podcast-style webinar discussion of real property hot topics, new cases, statutes, a guest interview, and announcement of upcoming Real Property Law Section events that you don’t want to miss. Read more

On August 16, 2021, the Eighth Circuit court of appeals issued an opinion holding that floor plans do not constitute “pictures, paintings, photographs, or other pictoral representations” of an architectural work under 17 U.S.C. §120(a). Read more

“Let’s leave that to the lawyers.” It’s a familiar refrain that I hear often as contract negotiations drag on between parties. Read more

Real Property Law Section monthly podcast-style webinar discussion of real property hot topics, new cases, statutes, a guest interview, and announcement of upcoming Real Property Law Section events that you don’t want to miss. Read more

This webinar will cover relevant case and statutory law that is impacting parties in real estate sales transactions. Read more

Sheen v. Wells Fargo Bank (2022) _ Cal.5th _ , 2022 WL 664722: The California Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's order sustaining defendant's demurrer to plaintiff's cause of action alleging negligence in defendant's responses to plaintiff's loan modification requests. Read more

In recent years, association controls on a homeowner’s right to rent, the duration of a rental, and rental caps have been severely weakened, both in case law and by statute. Read more

When Elizabeth Blair and I brainstormed an event primarily focused on wellness, we wanted to try something new. Rather than having attendees sit in a room all day without much opportunity to network or get up and move, we wanted to appeal to a broader, younger audience. Our goal was to shift the dynamic of what a legal conference could be. Read more

League to Save Lake Tahoe Mountain Area v. City of Placer (2022) _ Cal.App.5th _ , 2022 WL 442815: The Court of Appeal affirmed, in part, two judgments of the trial court in two actions alleging that respondent's approval of approval of a land use specific plan and rezoning to permit residential and commercial development and preserve forest land near Truckee and Lake Tahoe, did not comply with the California Environmental Quality Act Read more