By somebody | Fri, 09/22/2023 - 10:17 pm Public Group Extras UseSourceURLs Visibility Public Notification Off Printer-friendly version Agency law disclosure required for nonresidential property transactions Amendments to California energy rates and programs Are a group of developers entitled to anti-deficiency protection on loans after they enter into continuing commercial guaranties in the name of their limited liability company (LLC)? CalBRE exam and licensing rule updates Case in point: Is a HAMP servicer required to offer a permanent loan modification to a homeowner who successfully completes a trial period plan? Case in point: Is a property owned by an LLC subject to property tax reassessment when all membership interests in the LLC are transferred but no individual person or entity acquires more than 50% ownership of the LLC? Case in point: Lenders, oral promises and no signed commitment Collecting fees when the buyer breaches Complaints prompt CalBRE to stress: present every offer Cotenancy interest transfer is not a change in ownership Counseling requirements for reverse mortgages applicants Disabled veterans’ property tax refund window extended Does a lender have authority to foreclose on a defaulting homeowner when it fails to meet the conditions precedent for foreclosure contained in the trust deed? Does a one-year bankruptcy discharge limitation protect a debtor’s property from a creditor’s lien? Does a seller’s agent owe money losses to a buyer after they disclose the existence of past damage to a property but not whether it was repaired? Does a transfer by quitclaim deed to the transferor’s caregiver for inadequate consideration constitute a donative transfer and invalidate the deed? Domestic partners eligible for money judgment exemptions FARM: 8 reasons to hire an agent to sell your home FARM: Applying for a mortgage? FARM: Buy a second home, rent your old one FARM: Competitively pricing your home FARM: Find your home with a buyer’s agent FARM: How to time your home sale FARM: Is the price right for your home? FARM: Jump-start your expired listing FARM: Just Listed 1 FARM: Just Listed 2 FARM: Just Listed 3 FARM: Just Listed 4 FARM: Just Listed 5 FARM: What to do before you buy a house Fast-tracked real estate license applications for military veterans For a competitive edge, cities look up Form-of-the-Week: Amended foreclosure notice and sale requirements Good fences make good neighbors HOA fines for under-watered lawns prohibited during a drought HOA water usage guidelines for owners HOAs to disclose the cost of providing transfer disclosures to sellers Has hell frozen over? Taxpayer group drops opposition to Prop. 13 changes Homeowners, associations may bring attorneys to dispute resolution meetings Housing policy reform to end stagnation Is a bankruptcy trustee able to recover administrative fees from a debtor’s $75,000 homestead exemption? Is a deed rendered invalid when a material modification is made prior to recording? Is a foreclosed homeowner entitled to money losses from a lender who forecloses sooner than it verbally agreed to? Is a local government liable for damages when a buyer purchases a home in an affordable housing complex for which they did not qualify? Is a neighbor fraudulent when they do not disclose their easement rights to a buyer purchasing an adjacent property? Is a partnership-owned LLC subject to a documentary transfer tax for a change in ownership of property it holds when more than 50% of the interests in the partnership are transferred? Is a physical address required to enforce a three-day notice to pay rent or quit? Is a property owner liable to pay a subcontractor prejudgment interest at the statutory default rate for contract breaches when their contractor fails to compensate the subcontractor and they foreclose their mechanic’s lien? Is a property owner required to remediate water runoff caused by improvements to a neighboring property? Is an HOA required to accept partial payments on a delinquent assessment lien? Is an appraiser liable to a buyer for negligent misrepresentation when their appraisal for the lender’s use overlooks material facts about the property and the buyer considers the appraisal in their purchase decision? LLC contract voidability for failure to file tax returns Landlords, HOAs may not prohibit personal agriculture in private outdoor spaces Legislative Gossip Maintenance rules for common interest developments May a carryback seller collect on an insurance claim for property damages after making a full credit bid at the foreclosure sale and reacquiring the property? May a county require an owner to sign an overflight easement as a requisite for issuing a building permit? May a court appoint a clerk to execute escrow documents on behalf of a seller? May a creditor claim fraud to collect unsecured, nonrecourse debt from a buyer? May a disputed property line be sufficiently determined by interpreting the original land survey along with subsequent retracements of the survey? May a homeowners’ association (HOA) reject partial late HOA payments made by an owner within the HOA? May a landlord evict a tenant for failure to pay rent after the landlord rejected payment? May a landlord increase rent for a rent-controlled residential unit if they obtain a new certificate of occupancy based on the change in the property’s use? May a lender foreclose on an owner’s abandoned property when an automatic stay is in effect during the owner’s bankruptcy filing? May a property owner pursue the county for recording allegedly fraudulent foreclosure documents and enforcing a court-ordered eviction? May a request to transfer the base year value of a property taken by eminent domain to a replacement property be granted outside the state’s time limitation? May a successor lender who is assigned a trust deed by a pooling and servicing agreement foreclose on a defaulting homeowner? May an owner in default challenge a mortgage holder’s assignment of interest to prevent foreclosure? May multiple loans be secured by a single trust deed without affecting the priority of the loans? May the holder of an easement expand their use of the easement beyond its historic use? New advertising regulations for nongovernmental entities New building standards for recycled water systems New education requirements for MLO licensees Owners able to declare possession of vacant property Penalties for unlawful compensation for mortgage loan modifications Pilot program for city-initiated UD actions expanded Postponement of a trustee’s sale on one-to-four unit residential properties Prepayment penalty provisions Present every offer and avoid CalBRE scrutiny Problems at closing: it’s the lender’s fault! Property owners do not owe duty of care for on-site aviation activities Real estate auction regulations Real estate licensees required to provide contact information Real estate licensure to open to noncitizen residents with individual tax IDs (ITINs) Regulations for immigration status and employer conduct Regulations for tenant installation of electric vehicle charging stations Rules for fictitious business names and team names Rules for the valuation of comparable property Solar energy system installation and permitting Stop selling, start listening Tax exclusion for solar energy construction extended Temporary electronic messages do not constitute valid agreement The Real Estate Recovery Fund: what it is and what it covers Title companies not liable for premature foreclosure recordings Understanding the lis pendens Utility user tax exemption for clean energy Book traversal links for 2014 ‹ When setting the allowable increase in rent under a rent control ordinance, must a city consider a mobilehome park owner’s debt obligations? 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