When purchasing any real property, one must not ignore the importance of how the property is titled. Many will simply check the box next to the form of title they hear the most, without really knowing what it means. However, the way title is held may have consequences several years down the road and could subject one’s heirs to significant costs. In this article, our focus is on probat...
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How Can the Form of Title on Your Real Estate Avoid Probate
California Evictions in a COVID-19 World
As the COVID-19 crisis began in California, concern grew among lawmakers of potential widespread evictions due to the potential economic ramifications created by the virus. State and local governments were directing individuals to stay at home and encouraged social distancing. These state and local directives would necessarily impact businesses that relied on people to congregate and soci...
CAR: Notice of Intent of COVID-19 Relief Act of 2020
As you may remember from our previous blog regarding the Tenant Relief Act of 2020, if a tenant has missed a rent payment between March 2020 and August 2020, a landlord is required to serve a notice on the tenant. The notice requires them to pay within 15 days or submit a declaration stating they cannot pay their rent because of COVID-19. The notice must be submitted to all tenant...
Governor signs bill to pay housing providers COVID-19 back rent in full
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 832 into law Monday night which, among other things, allocates additional federal rent relief dollars to the state rental assistance program for housing providers with qualified tenants. Unlike current law, which caps recoupment by housing providers to 80% of back rent owed by qualified tenants, AB 832 ensures housing providers receive 100% of that back rent. Those h...
