On August 15, 2014, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1171 (Hueso, D-San Diego) into law. SB 1171 will become effective January 1, 2015. Under SB 1171, commercial real estate agents and brokers will need to disclose any proposed dual agency role to the potential...
After an individual's death, assets titled in the decedent's (the deceased individual) name must go through probate (a process in which the court supervises the distribution of the deceased's assets). By properly forming and "funding" your revocable trust, formal...
On September 20, 2014, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 225 (Chau and Nestande) into California law. The Mobilehome Park Resident Ownership Program ("MPROP") operates with the purpose of "[financing] the preservation of affordable mobilehome parks by conversion to...
Many business clients ask the question, "What are Corporate Meeting Minutes and why do I need them?" The answer is simple.The California Corporations Code requires corporations to "keep minutes [in written form] of the proceedings of its shareholders, board and...
On August 28, 2014, proposed legislation to allow greater public access to Martins Beach in San Mateo County was presented to Governor Brown for his signature or veto. Senate Bill 968 was authored by Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, and originally sought to require the...
On Monday, two-thirds of the nine-member San Diego City Council voted to override Mayor Kevin Faulconer's veto of legislation that would increase the minimum wage within the City of San Diego. Unless opponents of the minimum wage hike are successful in a referendum...
Whether you're looking to buy or sell a home or any other type of property, you may want to consider consulting a local real estate attorney. Often times, buyers and sellers are already working with a real estate broker and mortgage lender and do not believe that an...
The changing landscape of mobilehome parks and mobilehomes was clearly discussed in The Wall Street Journal article entitled "Million Dollar Homes - Mobile-home communities are attracting a new, wealthier buyer as prices sour in prime locations".Location seems to be...
Congratulations to our Senior Counsel, Ariel R. Bedell, for being selected by The Daily Transcript as one of the top attorneys in the Real Estate/Contruction Transactional practice area for 2014!
The California Supreme Court upholds class action waivers in arbitration agreements and employment contracts.The California Supreme Court's decision in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angeles, LLC, confirmed that an express class action waiver in an employment...