Juliet Sussman
How to Create an Easement
An easement is an interest in real property that entitles its owner to limited use or enjoyment of land in the possession of another.
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Jeffrey Corcoran
- Aug 15, 2022
Purchasing a Home With Existing Renters
It is important to understand when buying a property that has an existing tenant that the sale...
Jeffrey Corcoran
- Aug 15, 2022
What to Know About the Covid Moratorium on Rent
While the moratoriums have expired at the state level, counties or cities may have their own moratoriums providing protection to renters...
Juliet Sussman
- Apr 18, 2022
Construction Checklist: Home Improvement Project
Use Construction Checklist before starting your next home renovation project to help safeguard yourself from potential future liability
Juliet Sussman
- Mar 11, 2022
How to Evict a Tenant
TYPES OF EVICTION Actual Eviction Actual eviction occurs when the lessor or someone with paramount title ousts the tenant from...
Juliet Sussman
- Feb 10, 2022
How to Modify a Lease
A lease has a dual character: it is both a contract between the lessor and the lessee for the possession and use of the subject property and
Juliet Sussman
- Feb 1, 2022
Required Disclosures When Selling a Property
Before transferring or selling a property, the transferor or seller must disclose various things under the law. The broad over-arching...
Juliet Sussman
- Dec 13, 2021
Landlord's Rights After Tenant Abandons
If a tenant vacates the premises with the intent not to be bound by their lease, landlords can collect the following amounts...
Juliet Sussman
- Nov 10, 2021
Seller's Duty to Buyers: Marketable Title
Sellers have an implied duty to ensure that the property they are selling has “marketable” title. Marketable title requires...
Mitchell Sussman
- Oct 14, 2021
Transferring Investment Property to a LLC
In order to protect personal assets from being sought and claimed in a subsequent legal action, it is prudent to transfer the investment...
Harvey Stern
- Oct 14, 2021
Seller's Rules of Disclosure
When it comes to purchase and sale of residential realty, there are a few legalities that do need to be taken into consideration and this is
Harvey Stern
- Oct 14, 2021
Reverse Mortgages and HECMs
Reverse mortgages offer the user a lot of advantages and in some cases can and is a real life saver for the homeowner.
Mitchell Sussman
- Oct 13, 2021
Short-Term Rental Liability
Property owners owe a duty of care for harm caused to others by defects on or within their property. As a result, if a property owner...
Mitchell Sussman
- Oct 13, 2021
Right to a View?
While there was such a right under old English common law, this does not exist in California as a general rule. There are certain...
Mitchell Sussman
- Oct 13, 2021
HOA Restrictions
These are for the common benefit of all within the community. For these rules and regulations to have any affect, they must be...
Mitchell Sussman
- Oct 13, 2021
Rental Scams
Those who are already offering their property for lease or rent are particularly vulnerable to these scams. This is even more of a risk...
Mitchell Sussman
- Oct 13, 2021
Parking Rights
This means that while members of the public at large cannot park on a land owner’s private property without permission, nor block the...
Mitchell Sussman
- Oct 13, 2021
Neighbor Disputes: Spite Fences and Boundary Lines
Fencing does not necessarily have to be a fence as one typically thinks of it. Fencing can be any sort of boundary between adjoining...
Mitchell Sussman
- Oct 13, 2021
Foreclosure and the Automatic Say
While there are many reasons for the rise in bankruptcy filings, with working families falling victim to job losses, the collapse in the...
Mitchell Sussman
- Oct 13, 2021
Short Sale Protections
California Legislature approved Senate Bill 931 (SB 931) amending Code of Civil Procedure CCP §580e to provide for anti-deficiency...
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