Commercial Landlord Not Liable to Holdover Tenant for Damages on the Leased Premises
When a commercial lease tenant experiences the joy of a sewer line backup, which causes raw sewage to flow from all of the sinks on the…
When a commercial lease tenant experiences the joy of a sewer line backup, which causes raw sewage to flow from all of the sinks on the…
Under California’s State Housing Law (Health and Safety Code sections 17910-17998.3), if an apartment building owner fails to comply with a notice to repair or abate…
A rent control initiative titled the “Affordable Housing Act” — but criticized by others as the “California Housing Freeze” — has qualified as Proposition 10 on…
Partition is a commonly used legal procedure for “segregating and terminating” common interests in the same parcel of real property. Partition may be “in kind” (an…
Like most jurisdictions, California allows for “interpleader” actions, where a party holding funds that it has no interest in can deposit the funds with the court…
In our prior post — Equitable Easements and “Innocence” — we covered a portion of the California Fifth District Court of Appeal’s opinion in Hansen v.…
Aside from an express grant, there are a few other ways of obtaining easement rights over property owned by another. One such creature is an “equitable…
In our blog post of just one month ago — New California Bill Promotes “Transit-Rich” Housing Development — we provided an update on California Senate Bill…
Under California’s Education Code (section 17620), a school district can levy a fee on new residential construction for the purpose of funding new or improved school…
Some commercial leases provide the tenant with an option to purchase the real property. When the tenant exercises such an option, does the tenant’s obligation to…