In California, a Health and Safety Receivership is an effective option to resolve code enforcement issues with residential and commercial properties. Health and Safety Receiverships commonly deal with substandard or abandoned properties when property owners fail to...
The partition remedy in California addresses disputes between co-owners of property. Any person with an interest in real property in California may bring a partition action against a co-owner. The partition remedy is necessary when co-owners cannot decide how to...
It is being heavily reported that the new law (SB 458) signed into effect this past week regarding short sale transactions in California will aid the short sale process and provide further protections to sellers. In short, the new law prohibits second lien-holders...
My intention in writing this post is not to stoke up another debate over the current real estate debacle in California. I do not intend to spark once again the philosophical wrangling between homeowners and their lenders. I am a lawyer, not a radio talk-show host...
Loan modifications are becoming more and more common as the foreclosure crisis continues. A loan modification is a permanent change in one or more of the terms of a homeowner’s loan, allows the loan to be reinstated and results in a payment the homeowner can...
This article is one of several entries regarding California’s recent enactment of its Foreclosure Reform Law (SB 1137). The general purpose of the new law is to alleviate the negative effects of the rising foreclosure rate in California on lenders, borrowers and...
