In this blog post, we discuss how Berkeley’s Rent Ordinance affected a landlord’s plan to expand after renovation. The case of NCR Properties, LLC v. City of Berkeley (2023) 89 Cal.App.5th 39, involves an interpretation of the City of Berkeley’s Rent...
California Zoning Laws – Key Takeaways Zoning Basics: Zoning laws determine land use in various categories like residential, agricultural, commercial, and industrial. Understanding your property’s specific zoning classification is crucial. Local Variation:...
Are you about to purchase property? Having a professional property inspection done during escrow is an important procedure any prospective buyer should do to ensure that their money will be well spent. One thing no one wants is to find out too late is that their new...
What are some tenants in common rights and liabilities that are important to know? We’ll be exploring the rights one has when holding title as tenants in common (TIC) , co-tenancy, and right of survivorship. Tenants in Common Rights When several people own real...
What it Means to Hold Title as Tenants in Common with Right of Survivorship When purchasing or otherwise acquiring real property, a buyer is often faced with a decision on how to hold title to the property. This issue may also come up during the course of ownership as...
Transmutation of property refers to the process of changing the character or ownership of a property from one type to another. This can involve transforming a piece of property from separate property to community property, or vice versa, as well as converting a...
