The California Association of Realtors (CAR) has sponsored several changes that impact your legal documents and real estate forms. A number of significant changes and clarifying definitions and terms are now in effect and you should be using these in your real estate practice and transactions. So what do you do with all this? Read it. […]
As a real estate professional, it’s in your best interest to be aware of the latest legal updates and laws that can impact your clients and the way you conduct business. Kendall Law is here exactly for this reason. Here are some of the latest laws that impact a wide variety of areas ranging from […]
Over the next few posts, we’re covering some of the important changes and updates in the law that real estate professionals and those who own real estate need to know. Weekends and Holidays Excluded Effective September 1, 2019 the time to act upon a Three-Day Notice to Pay or Quit or to Perform Covenant or […]
In my last post, we talked about the slippery slope of short-term rentals and how important timeframes and clear rental agreements are to avoid facing the legal challenges under the squatter’s rights. (Read the post here) Many of the same legal issues apply when it comes to vacant properties or if an owner is not […]
The new trend is to rent someone’s house or room through Airbnb or VRBO instead of staying in a hotel. (I personally would prefer to stay in a hotel where there is maid service.) Here are some of the risks you need to think about before getting into the short-term rental game. Q: A: Is […]
Some business owners create a corporation or LLC because they are told that it will shield their personal assets. Well that is only partially true. In the legal world someone can seek to “pierce the corporate veil” or “alter ego” by arguing that the entity is not separate from the person and is a sham […]
Realtors: Are you violating any of these advertising rules? As I mentioned in my last post, last year I became an affiliate member of the local realtor’s board to help make relationships to build my business. At the end of last year, I was honored to be asked to be speak about risk management at […]
How being an attorney, business owner, mom and wife has shown me the value of time and given me ‘my why’ Sometimes work can interfere with your personal and family life and can be all consuming. It used to be for me and it did not matter much because I was single. I would go […]
One of the largest types of lawsuits related to the sale of property for real estate agents/brokers is that of misrepresentation or failure to disclose during the transaction. There is a legal obligation under Civil Code 2079 for a real estate agent or broker to conduct a reasonably competent and diligent visual inspection of the […]
Sometimes you have to lose to learn a valuable lesson. Several years ago I had what I thought was a slam dunk of a Motion for Summary Judgment. It was a case brought by a homeowner that was in default on her home loan and was suing the loan servicer and the assigned beneficiary for […]