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Short-Term Rental Liability
Property owners owe a duty of care for harm caused to others by defects on or within their property. As a result, if a property owner...
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Right to a View?
While there was such a right under old English common law, this does not exist in California as a general rule. There are certain...
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HOA Restrictions
These are for the common benefit of all within the community. For these rules and regulations to have any affect, they must be...
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Rental Scams
Those who are already offering their property for lease or rent are particularly vulnerable to these scams. This is even more of a risk...
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Parking Rights
This means that while members of the public at large cannot park on a land owner’s private property without permission, nor block the...
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Neighbor Disputes: Spite Fences and Boundary Lines
Fencing does not necessarily have to be a fence as one typically thinks of it. Fencing can be any sort of boundary between adjoining...
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Foreclosure and the Automatic Say
While there are many reasons for the rise in bankruptcy filings, with working families falling victim to job losses, the collapse in the...
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Short Sale Protections
California Legislature approved Senate Bill 931 (SB 931) amending Code of Civil Procedure CCP §580e to provide for anti-deficiency...
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The Joint Tenancy
The joint tenancy deed is one of the best tools to transfer real estate between spouses, partners and heirs. Its principal characteristic...
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Types of Foreclosure Proceedings
With the collapse of the real estate market, the word “foreclosure” has unfortunately become an often used word in the English language....
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Can I Walk Away From my Mortgage?
Walking away from a mortgage is something that depends on the personal choice of the borrower, there are a lot of people who choose to...
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