Is an APN Number 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…
Beware “Super-Priority” Receivership Liens
In California, lien priority is usually resolved by a straightforward examination of the time of creation or recordation with the County Recorder, which gives “constructive notice”…
CC&R “Subordination” Provisions and Lien Priority
In California, priority between competing liens on the same real property is usually determined by the “first in time, first in right” rule. Under that rule,…