For nearly a decade, the City of Banning had to endure the challenges brought on by six unfinished commercial buildings spread over 9 acres of land located just off the 10 Freeway. The problem wasn’t necessarily that the buildings were unfinished, but rather that the...
By Neil Sheaffer When considering foreclosure, a commercial lender may not always think or know about the option of appointing a receiver, but a receivership can be a powerful tool to help enforce a mortgage or deed of trust. Receivers help ensure that payments are...
By Neil Sheaffer California has established itself as the world’s largest marijuana industry, with an estimated $3 billion in legal sales in 2019. Despite the large, robust legal market in California, the complex regulations, high state and local taxes, and...
A Health and Safety Receivership is a legal remedy to combat neighborhood blight and transform problematic properties back into safe and habitable structures. A house or building within a community may be deteriorating due to various reasons ranging from severe...
Health and Safety Receivership actions often deal with homeowners who are packrats/hoarders, elderly, or mentally/physically disabled. These types of homeowners may not be able to properly maintain and care for their house, which leads to loss of control of the...
A health and safety receivership is an effective remedy to restore abandoned properties. There are many explanations as to why residential and commercial sites become abandoned, leaving behind half-built or vacant structures with no clearly defined purpose. Whether...
