Is an APN Sufficient to Describe Property in a Deed of Trust?
To be enforceable, a deed of trust must sufficiently describe the real property security. There are several different ways to describe real property. Commonly used methods…
A Loan In Default Can Still Be Assigned
Borrowers looking to invalidate a foreclosure sale often come up with interesting theories. One frequent strategy is to attack the validity of a prior assignment of…
Foreclosure Against a Commercial Landlord: Impact on Lease Rights
Foreclosure can often have tricky impacts on lease rights, as covered on Money and Dirt in prior posts. See Eviction After Foreclosure: California Supreme Court Weighs…
Trustee Has No Duty to “Verify” Validity of Loan Assignment Before Foreclosure
A trustee in charge of administering a trust has many duties. A trustee appointed pursuant to a deed of trust, however, is different. The duties of…
When the Same Lender Has Both a Senior and Junior Deed of Trust (Revisited)
Almost two years ago, Money and Dirt covered a Fourth District California Court of Appeal opinion addressing an apparent split of authority regarding how a lender…
The Tender Rule — Reinstatement and Redemption are Different
Under California’s “tender rule,” a borrower suing to halt or unwind a wrongful foreclosure sale generally must allege that it tendered the amounts due on the…
Eviction After Foreclosure: California Supreme Court Weighs In
This week, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dr. Leevil, LLC v. Westlake Health Care Center. The case reviewed the decision of the California…
Not All Deed of Trust Attorney Fee Clauses are Created Equal
Lenders who prevail on claims arising from a deed of trust can always recover their attorney fees from the losing party as long as the deed…
The Difference Between a “Voidable” and “Void” Assignment of a Deed of Trust, and Why It Matters
For nearly three years, one of the rapidly developing areas of California foreclosure law has focused on whether a borrower has “standing” to challenge a wrongful…
Substandard Apartment Building Receiverships — Who Is On The Hook For Attorney Fees?
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…