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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One of the most common types of property disputes over the course of US history is when brothers and sisters own property jointly but have disagreements over any number of issues regarding the property. For example, a brother might want to sell the family home …
Read MoreThe mortgage crisis meltdown of the late 2000’s is growing smaller in the rearview mirror, but the legal implications of it are still being felt. While much media attention focused on the role lenders and investment banks had in securitizing subprime debt leading to the …
Read MoreMany people own property jointly with one another person or persons, either voluntarily or not. Married couples (or unmarried couples for that matter), business owners, and landlord partnerships purchase property jointly all the time, and, in many cases, people may find themselves as a joint …
Read MoreWhen people make an agreement, it is common practice for at least one of them to ask to “get it in writing,” or, in other words, get a written contract. Other times, a person who made an agreement with another person might try to later …
Read MoreWhen a business agrees to a lease with a commercial landlord, both the business and the landlord are agreeing to a set of obligations made to one another, the primary obligation of the tenant being to pay rent and the primary obligation of the landlord …
Read MorePerhaps you have heard of a lis pendens in your property dealings but have only a vague understanding of what it is, or maybe you have just found out that a lis pendens has been attached to your property and you’re googling the term for …
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