Employee And Independent Contractor Protocol In California Property owners, property managers and real estate agents face a lot of hidden dangers from a risk management perspective in remodeling and repairing structures and maintaining and improving the property’s grounds. People that…
When prospective tenants ask a real estate licensee if the landlord will take Section 8, they want to know if the landlord will accept part of their rent through the Housing Choice Voucher Program (commonly known as the Section 8 program). Before…
This Risk Management Article covers changes to the June 2022 CAR forms and some anticipated December 2022 changes to the Residential Purchase Agreement. June 2022 changes Seller Possession After Close of Escrow The two June 2022 RPA changes apply to…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have issued notices to landlords and housing providers, as well as mortgage servicers, regarding protections for military families. The letters are a reminder that service members and…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a new order that would stay evictions for most renters impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic until Oct. 3, 2021. The CDC eviction moratorium would cover areas heavily impacted by…
On August 26, 2021, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of upholding a District Court’s Judgment vacating CDC’s Second Eviction Moratorium. The Second Moratorium had prevented the eviction of any tenants who live in counties that are experiencing…
On September 4, 2020, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a moratorium on evictions nationwide. Since that time, several extensions of the moratorium have occurred; however, in its recent majority opinion, the Supreme Court of the United…
California residential renters that are struggling to pay rent during the Covid-19 pandemic are shielded from eviction through September 30, 2021: Tenants have a defense in court should their landlord try to evict them over non-payment of rent through September…
