One of the most important decisions expanding businesses must make is where to expand. The physical location of a new office could have as much an effect on the success of a growing business as the products or services themselves. Part of the decision in where to set...
In another sweeping decision, the California Coastal Commission has seemingly overstepped its jurisdiction of regulating the use of land and water in the coastal zone by imposing certain breeding restrictions on SeaWorld's orca breeding practices. Specifically, the...
The Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act was amended by Assembly Bill 596 which modifies Civil Code Section 5300. Effective July 1, 2016, as part of the Homeowners Association's (HOA) Annual Budget Report required to be delivered to the owners within...
With the passage of Assembly Bill 349, Homeowners Associations' (HOA) Board of Directors and their management companies or attorneys should review the Community's architectural and landscaping requirements or rules and regulations relating to permissible and...
An automatically revoked nonprofit corporation exemption status can be reinstated. The IRS has principally three categories of reinstatement: Streamlined Retroactive Reinstatement, Retroactive Reinstatement Process within 15 months and Retroactive Reinstatement after...
A Nonprofit corporation's tax-exempt status is automaticly revocated when a tax-exempt organization does not file an annual information return or notice with the IRS for three consecutive years. Depending upon the organizations tax requirements, the organization must...
A Brief Explanation Of Ground LeasesA ground lease is lease agreement in which a commercial real estate owner agrees to lease square footage of land, together with approval for the lessee to construct improvements on the land and operate a business on the property....
Despite numerous attempts to revive redevelopment in California, Gov. Jerry Brown has remained steadfast until quite recently. On September 22, 2015, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 2 into law. AB 2 permits local governments to form new public bodies called...
A recent decision by the California Court of Appeal upheld the City of Carson's denial of the proposed subdivision of a mobilehome park on multiple bases, including that it was inconsistent with the open space element of the City's general plan. Carson Harbor Village,...
In litigation with broad impact for residential real estate development and affordable housing, the Building Industry Association has appealed their loss in CBIA v. City of San Jose, 61 Cal. 4th 435 (2015), to the U. S. Supreme Court. In that decision, the California...