By Neil Sheaffer People come to own real property together for a variety of reasons. It may be an investment property that friends purchase together or the need for financial assistance has led to co-ownership. In many cases, individuals become co-owners through...
At the time of writing this post, the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the United States is rising. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared a pandemic. The Governor of California issued a “Stay-at-Home” Order to reduce the spread of the...
Health and safety receivers have many tools available to them to aid in the rehabilitation of nuisance properties, but arguably nothing is more important than the availability of super-priority funding. Though super-priority liens have been authorized by courts in...
A Health and Safety Receivership is an effective legal remedy under California law that facilitates the reestablishment of substandard properties, which include properties that show problems of hoarding, drug/slum activity, fire or water damage, unpermitted...
Health and Safety Receiverships are utilized for a wide arrange of distressed properties, including fire damaged properties. Fires may ignite outside or inside a property for a number of different reasons. Natural wildfires, electrical hazards, smoking and candles,...
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...
