When drafting settlement agreements and releases, some practitioners just pull up old forms or cut and paste release language from prior agreements into the new document. Many times, this includes a waiver of Civil Code section 1542, which is the Civil Code section that states that a general release does not include unknown claims. If…
With the calendar turning to December today, I thought about how quickly 2017 has flown by and that it will be 2018 in just a few short weeks. In a state like California, that means a new wave of laws that have been enacted in the past year that will take effect come January 1st….
Title issues relating to a parcel of real property one is looking to acquire. Oftentimes ignored, unfortunately they just don’t disappear or resolve on their own. While we find that self-represented purchasers are oftentimes tempted to ignore, briefly skim, or rely on their broker to read and/or interpret the preliminary title report and the myriad…
Looks like we have a new landlord…this sale underscores the still vibrant commercial market in the East Bay with the new owner paying nearly $200/sf. Swift cashing out with $27M for their 7 years of hard work raising the occupancy rate in our building, so good results for all involved. R&O recently represented the owners…
I’ve attached a link below to a recent article concerning a Court of Appeals decision in a Southern California eviction dispute. The case involved a residential property and a dispute that arose when the required rental payment did not arrive by the due date to the property owner. While the holding in this case can…
Over the past several months, we have been involved in assisting several clients transfer parcels of real property for a litany of strategic and/or estate planning concerns. The transfers in question have involved transferring property interests to or from a living trust and limited liability companies/corporations that we have helped the client form and organize…
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