Publications: Real Estate

Date	Description	Publication	Format
May 2008	Stipulation Of Square Footage In Lease Does Not Insulate Landlord From Measurement Fraud Claim	Real Estate Update	HTML
April 2008	"Is It Safe?" When Can A Landlord Dismiss an Unlawful Detainer Action Against a Tenant Without Being Liable for Tenant's Attorneys' Fees?	Real Estate Update	HTML
Mar 2008	No Longer a Fashion Crime: Protesters Now Free to Picket Stores On Mall Grounds	Real Estate Update	HTML
Feb 2008	You Sure You Want to Use That Attorneys' Fee Provision?	Real Estate Update	HTML
Nov 2007	The Broad Discretion Of California Homeowners Associations Just Got...Broader?	Real Estate Update	HTML
Oct 2007	The 1970/1992 ALTA Title Policies vs. The 2006 ALTA Title Policy - Is it Time to Switch?	Real Estate Update	HTML
Sept 2007	California Court Awards Attorneys' Fees to Tenant Despite Landlord's Voluntary Dismissal of Unlawful Detainer Action Before Trial	Real Estate Update	HTML
July 2007	Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Avoiding Joint and Strict Liability Under CERCLA for Commercial Landowners	Real Estate Update	HTML
May 2007	California Court Imposes Obligation On Landlord To Inspect Premises After Entry of Judgment For Possession But Prior To The Eviction!	Real Estate Update	HTML
April 2007	Newly Enacted Civil Code Section 1946.1 Extends the Notice Period For Termination of a Residential Tenancy to 60 Days	Real Estate Update	HTML
Mar 2007	California Court Crafts New Limitation on Plaintiff's Ability to Recover Statutory Damages in California ADA Suits	Real Estate Update	HTML
Jan 2007	Is Tenancy in Common Ownership Right for Your Next Real Estate Acquisition?	Real Estate Update	HTML
Dec 2006	Required Environmental Disclosures In Sales of Nonresidential Real Property - Caveat Emptor No More!	Real Estate Update	HTML
Oct 2006	Recent Bankruptcy Law Amendments Affecting Commercial Real Estate - A Historical Perspective	California Real Property Journal	PDF*
Aug 2006	Commercial Security Deposit Bill (AB 1161) Dies In Senate Judiciary Committee	Real Estate Update	HTML
July 2006	How To Handle Post-Default Rent Payments	Real Estate Southern California	PDF*
June 2006	Legislation Aimed at Expanding Use of Security Deposits by Commercial Landlords- Passed Assembly and Under Consideration by State Senate	Real Estate Update	PDF*
May 2006	There's Dignity (and Profit!) in Hard Work: Court Allows Landlord Who Takes Back Abandoned Retail Property to Keep Profits from Business Operations and Full Non-Discounted Breach of Lease Claim Against Abandoning Tenant	Real Estate Update	HTML
April 2006	No "Blue Light Special" For KMart - Retail Chain Pays $13 Million to Settle ADA Class Action Suit	Real Estate Update	HTML
Mar 2006	TENANT: “But you promised me a Starbucks and a Baskin-Robbins next door!” LANDLORD: “Uh, the lease says I didn't.” CALIFORNIA COURT: “Judgment for landlord.”	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Feb 2006	Commercial Tenant Not Entitled to Rent Abatement Under California Unlawful Detainer Statute - Even If Tenant Wins!	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Jan 2006	250 L.L.C. V. Photopoint: Why Some Commercial Landlords Are Feeling Insecure About Their Security Deposits	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Dec 2005	ADA Lawsuits Against Commercial Buildlings on The Rise– Be Prepared!	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Nov 2005	California Supreme Court Declares Contractual Waivers Of The Right To A Jury Trial Unenforceable In California	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Sept 2005	Handling Post-Default Rental Payments: A Primer	Real Estate Update	PDF*
May 2005	2005 Changes To California Real Property Laws	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Feb 2005	Exculpatory Clause In Commercial Lease May Not Shield Landlord From Liability For Negligence!	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Dec 2004	Finally, A Limit On A Solvent Tenant's Ability To Use Bankruptcy To Shortchange A Landlord	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Nov 2004	Unpaid Fixed Late Fee In Residential Lease Not A Proper Basis For An Unlawful Detainer Action Unless In Compliance With Civil Code Section 1671(d)	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Aug 2004	Survey of Recent California Legislation Impacting Real Estate	Real Estate Update	PDF*
July 2004	A Commercial Landlord Forced To Sell A Building Due To A Tenant's Default May Recover As Breach of Lease Damages Lost Rents And The Costs of Sale	Real Estate Update	PDF*
June 2004	Grafton Decision Invalidating Jury Trial Waivers in Leases to be Reviewed by California Supreme Court!	Special Release	PDF*
April 2004	Waiver of Right To A Jury Trial In A Contract Is Unenforceable Declares Court of Appeal	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Mar 2004	California Appellate Court Declines Invitation To Keep Landlord "On The Hook" For Implied Lease Obligation After Sale Of Commercial Property	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Sept 2003	Landlord's Notice of Nonresponsibility Is Not Bulletproof!	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Aug 2003	Commercial Lease "Deferred Rent Payment" Provision Found Unenforceable	Real Estate Update	PDF*
April 2003	New Withholding Requirement For California Residents Selling Real Property	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Jan 2003	Under Copeland Decision, Party Who Fails To Perform Under Letter Of Intent May Be Liable For Damages	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Dec 2002	Residential Landlords Beware: Changes To California's Landlord-Tenant Laws Altering Fundamental Rights And Obligations Become Effective January 1, 2003	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Sept 2002	Are Your Notices to Pay Rent or Quit in Compliance with the New 2002 California Code of Civil Procedure Amendments?	Real Estate Update	PDF*
June 2002	Protectionism Gone Awry? The Daly Eviction Amendment to the San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance	Real Estate Update	PDF*
	Land Use Litigation: A Story and A Lawsuit CA Litigation; The Journal of the Litigation Section, State Bar of CA Volume 15.1 2002	Article	PDF*
June 2002	New California Civil Code Section 3110.5 Requires Certain Owners to Post Bond or Other Security for New Construction	Real Estate Update	PDF*
Feb 2002	Lease Provision Regarding Partial Payments of Rent Satisfies "Actual Notice" Requirement in Unlawful Detainer Statute	Real Estate Update	PDF*