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…
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…
The California real estate market has experienced extremely low inventory, but things have started to normalize in recent weeks. In this webinar, attorney Mark Carlson from the Carlson Law Group, and Dave Miller, Regional Vice President of Fidelity National Home…
A subpoena is an order issued by either an attorney, court clerk or a judge. Subpoenas are used to obtain records and information from people or entities who are not parties to a lawsuit. A subpoena usually requires you to…
The State of California enacted legislation on 2019 effecting homeowners beginning January 1, 2020 who place their homes on the market to sell. Any seller after construction of his or her home that has received a final governmental inspection report…
On May 12, 2021, the California Dept. of Public Health (CDPH) updated its guidance on open houses to allow in-person showings of properties, such as open houses. The guidance states that those holding open houses must follow the indoor capacity limits…
A landlord or his or her property manager in California at most can charge a potential tenant fifty- dollars and ninety-four cents ($50.94) as an application fee where the fee cannot exceed the actual cost for the application taking into…
Over the years, I have seen an increase in claims and litigation arising out of the way an escrow was handled ranging from wire fraud transfer of funds, false identities of parties to an escrow transaction, unrecorded liens and questionable…
