Can You Get Out or Cancel a Real Estate Listing Agreement in California?
In California, listing agreements are important contracts that create a clear relationship between a home seller and their real estate agent. But sometimes, you as the seller may want or need to cancel the agreement. There is even a form to do so called “Cancellation Of Listing” (C.A.R. Form COL, Revised 4/11). In this blog, […]
Don’t Have an Estate Plan? Actually it Already Exists
Don’t Have an Estate Plan? Actually it Already Exists. California Wrote It Most people know they “should” have an estate plan set up. But did you know that if you do not have an estate plan, the State of California already wrote one for you, but it’s almost always not the plan you would choose. […]
ADA Lawsuits, Liability Turns on Operational Control, Not Only Tenancy
If you are a business owner leasing space in a strip mall, shopping center, or commercial building in Los Angeles, you have likely received a letter from a “serial ADA plaintiff.” These demands often claim violations in areas you do not own or maintain, such as cracked pavement in the parking lot, an improper slope […]
HOA Refusing to Make Repairs?
You pay your monthly fees on time and your regular assessments too. You follow the rules. But when a common area or amenity falls into disrepair, like a leaking roof over your unit, a cracked parking lot, a broken pool heater, or dangerously overgrown trees on the curb, sometimes your HOA does nothing. They delay. […]