Real Estate

1. New Laws for 2023 a. SB6, called Middle Class Housing Act establishes housing as allowable use on any parcel zoned office or retail. In some instances, ministerial approval is only required! [...]

1. City of LA Mansion Tax Faces Legal Challenges in New Lawsuit Equal Protection Clause of Constitution raised in complaint in case filed by Newcastle Countyards LLC v City of LA. a. Tax is [...]

1. City of LA Mansion Tax Starts April 1 If you own a home or apartment building that is worth $5 Million or more, now is the time to sell in order to avoid the tax. For example, if you sell home [...]

1. Contractor Liable for Injuries to Subcontractors Employee Who Fell Off Scaffolding Brown v Beach House Design & Development. In this case the usual exemption from liability did not apply [...]

1. If You Pay Extra For A View Is It Protectable I receive many phone calls over the course of a year from homeowners who want to sue their neighbors or the City or their HOA because they have [...]

1. California Supreme Court Affirms Treble Damages and Attorney’s Fees Penal Code § 496 cases involving theft apply to civil business disputes where the defendant is alleged to have stolen any [...]

1. AB 1482-Rent Control Cheat Sheet For those of you who own apartments that are subject to California rent control, you need to know: Rents can be raised only once a year. The current raise [...]

1. New Law Curtails Phony Claims of Emotional Support Pets AB 468 provides new requirements to prove your animal qualifies as an emotional support animal. Designed to stop people from buying [...]

1. SB 1079 – Residential Property; Foreclosure Existing law provides certain requirements that must be satisfied before the exercise of a power of sale under a deed of trust. One [...]

Proposed New Law that You Should Be Concerned About 1. Eviction Moratorium to be Extended Landlords stand to get screwed again. Prospective new law AB 15 if passed, will extend eviction [...]