Estate Planning
California’s Outside Reverse Veil Piercing
Reverse veil piercing is different from traditional veil piercing in that it seeks to satisfy a debt of an individual through assets of an...
Estate Planning
Challenges of Tenancy-in-Common under the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act
I. Partition Abuse and the Problem of Declining Intergenerational Wealth
Unfortunately, a far too common scenario occurs where the family home passes to the children...
Estate Planning
Part 2: Investor Lawyer Discusses Corporations, Land Titles, and Tax in Alberta
This is a follow-up to a previous blog post about the real estate woes of a corporate client who was in hot water because...
Estate Planning
Time Limit for Filing a Quiet Title Action
In quiet title actions a common defense is the statute of limitations – has the plaintiff waited too long to file suit?...
Estate Planning
May 2023 Requires Alameda County Landlords to Be Prepared
After almost three years since the moratorium went into effect, the Alameda County Eviction Moratorium (Ordinance No. O-2020-41) is set...
Estate Planning
Investor Lawyer: Understanding Chattels, Defects, and Stigmata
When it comes to negotiating an offer for the purchase of real estate, it's important to remember that there's more to consider than just...
Estate Planning
Section 8 vs. Section 21: Understanding the Difference
Section 8 and Section 21 Notices are two methods by which a landlord can ask a tenant to vacate a property where...
Estate Planning
Tenant’s Possession of Property Establishes Prescriptive Easement
Under California real estate law a prescriptive easement requires the trespasser showing that they have used the property “for the statutory period of five...