The California Department of Housing and Community Development ("HCD") through the Office of the Mobilehome Ombudsman announced the establishment of the Mobilehome Assistance Center. To contact the Mobilehome Assistance Center, the email address is...
HOAs subject to the Davis-Stirling Act were not forgotten in Sacramento's annual enactment of ever more regulations. This is the first of four Blogs to address some of the changes in the statutory law in California affecting common interest developments.Maintenance...
Litigation is expensive. Some costs are absolute! Court fees are non-negotiable. Third party fees such as court reporters, depositions, process servers and others continue to rise. Attorney fees are expensive. What do you do if you need to file a lawsuit against a...
Business is subject to not only the statutes passed by the California Legislature, along with the administrative regulations promulgated to further carry out the statute's "purpose" but also rulings from the California Courts related to statutes and regulations.On...
Business operations in California are regulation challenged as each year adds additional statutes and regulations. 2016 was no exception. The California Department of Industrial Relations through the Office of the Director on December 28, 2016 issued its summary of...
Business in California, as well as individuals, will see a drop in the California Sales & Use Tax in 2017. Diane Hartley, Board of Equalization, distributed a detailed explanation of the sales and use tax drop from 7.50% to 7.25%. In addition to the California...
Commercial Real Estate landlords are currently required to disclose in their lease whether the property to be leased has been inspected by a Certified Access Specialist ("CASp") and if so, whether the property has or has not been determined to meet all applicable...
Nonprofit Exempt Organizations may be exempt from income taxation, but not from the IRS or State taxing entities. Exempt organizations are generally required to file annual returns of the income and expenses for the nonprofit. (Do not forget your State...
With Small Business Saturday less than one week away, we encourage everyone to go out and support their favorite small business. On September 14, 2016, thirty six (36) Republican and Democratic Senators introduced a senate resolution, which recognizes November 26,...
Like many cities throughout the county and state, the San Diego City Council recently considered an ordinance which would effectively ban most short-term property rentals within city boundaries.On Tuesday night, in a 7-2 vote, the City Council voted to reject an...