I have written about the mental condition of hoarding extensively on this blog-site. I do so because I am exposed to challenging hoarding conditions on a daily basis. Quite often, it is my job as a court-appointed health & safety receiver to remedy the effects...
A focus of my practice is dedicated to receivership matters. I am routinely appointed by California courts as a receiver. Specifically, I have acted as a health & safety code receiver, a rents & profits receiver, a post-judgment receiver and a partition...
Many times, a property under the control of a health and safety code receiver is occupied by tenants. The substandard condition of the property may not be the fault of the property tenants. This situation commonly arises when the property owner/landlord is...
A partition referee carries out a specific role in the context of a legal dispute between multiple individuals regarding real property. One or more parties will file a lawsuit that includes a partition cause of action. One aspect of the relief sought via the...
All too often we hear about tragic residential fires related to the unsafe accumulation of papers. Recently, an elderly woman in La Jolla died in a house fire potentially caused or exacerbated by an unreasonable amount of papers within the living areas, leaving the...
A Health and Safety Receivership is a comprehensive and systematic tool that eliminates problems with slum housing and problem properties without any costs to the referring agency. Utilizing the receivership remedy saves a city, or other municipality, time and...
