Richardson “Red” Griswold of Griswold Law, APC recently appeared on KCBQ 1170 AM to discuss his role as a court-appointed partition referee and court-appointed receiver. Below are clips from the recent radio appearance. For more information about the use...
As I have written about consistently in this blog (and experienced on a daily basis in my role as a health and safety receiver), hoarding is a serious problem that affects people, neighborhoods and properties. And unfortunately, the hoarding disorder is typically...
Co-ownership of real property sounds like a great idea. That is, until co-owners disagree. Generally, real property is considered “unique.” What is meant by that is that real property is not something that can simply split in half when two co-owners...
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...
