August 17, 2022
The Court of Appeals: No to an Exclusive Implied Easement But Yes to an Exclusive Equitable Easement The California Court of Appeals has, it seems to me, muddled the law of boundaries and easements in their latest decision. In Romero v. Shih (2022) 78 Cal.App.5th …
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Real Estate Litigation Between Family Members Can Spiral Out of Control. Los Angeles real estate attorney Laine Wagenseller has handled many lawsuits among family members relating to real estate. Sons suing mothers. Siblings suing siblings. Parents suing children. His firm—Wagenseller Law Firm—in downtown Los Angeles …
Read MoreWhen multiple people claim ownership over one piece of property or multiple owners disagree about what to do with the land, a quiet title action can help resolve the issues.
Read MorePerhaps the title is not sexy enough. But this California real estate case reeks of greed and overreaching enough to compete with any soap opera. The case is North Valley Mall, LLC v. Longs Drug Stores California, LLC and was decided by the California Court …
Read MoreThe word “unconscionable” is one of those legal terms you might imagine Jackie Chiles, Kramer’s attorney from Seinfeld, throwing around in a show of big but perhaps empty accusations (as in “Unconscionable! Inconsiderate! Vexatious!”). But the term “unconscionability” does indeed have a long history in …
Read MoreWhen a real estate dispute amongst co-owners arises, a partition action may be the best course of action to resolve the problem.
Read MoreIf you are involved in a real estate transaction, it is important to understand what specific performance is and how it might affect you during a real estate dispute.
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