Real Property Law Section

The formula stated in the November 2020 e-News for parent-child or grandparent-grandchild transfers for a property whose new assessed value is more than $1,000,000 over the parents/grandparents taxable value was misstated. Read more

Most importantly, why is this even a question when nearly all deeds of trust in California contain a power of sale clause that allow lenders to foreclose on the deed of trust without having to file a lawsuit? First and foremost, a lawsuit against the borrower may be necessary if the lender wants to seek a deficiency judgment (which cannot be sought after nonjudicial foreclosures). Also, a foreclosing lender may need to file an action against holders of inferior liens to extinguish them such as in the recent case of Robin v. Crowell (2020) 55 Cal.App.5th 727. Read more

As the old saying goes, “you can’t pick your neighbors.” In Southern California where property is a valuable commodity, it is common for adjoining properties to be close in proximity. One issue that is relatively common due to the lack of significant distance between neighbors is the responsibilities of property owners when a tree is located on or near the boundary that separates the properties. Read more

Nuts and bolts how to evict commercial and residential tenants in 2021. Review of the forms, laws, and strategy to win, defend or settle a Covid-19 era unlawful detainer action. Learn the secrets how to represent your client from a lawyer with over 31 years of landlord tenant experience. Read more

Topics: Challenge to eviction moratorium; Notice to employees about COVID in the workplace; Successor property owner right to file unlawful detainer based on prior owner’s notice; Damages for damage to neighbor’s tree. Read more

Join the RPLS Health & Wellness Committee on February 6 at 10am for a live 1 hour zoom yoga vinyasa class. This class is open to all experience levels from beginners to advanced. Start your weekend off right with some breath to movement with yoga instructor Kelli Corder. Read more

As lawyers, our zealous advocacy often means we overstep our boundaries to help our clients. We want to deliver high quality representation to exceed the needs of our clients. Read more

Sierra Club v. County of Fresno (2020) _ Cal.App.5th _ , 2020 WL 6883165: The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's order, in a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) case, that granted a writ of mandate following the decision of the Court of Appeal in Sierra Club v. County of Fresno (2014) 226 Cal.App.4th 704 that was affirmed in part and reversed in part by the California Supreme Court in Sierra Club v. County of Fresno (2018) 6 Cal.5th 502 (Sierra Club). Read more

You just became a member of the CLA Real Estate Executive Committee, please tell me first about the process of deciding to and actually joining the committee. Read more

So I went in for my annual checkup with the doctor. I am now at the age where my doctor is a little younger than I am. I figure that is a good investment because I will be able to retain him for longer as I get older. We share some of the same enthusiasm for exercise and fitness. He is more of a runner. I enjoy jump rope and boxing for cardio stuff. Read more