“Neighborly” Beach Access [By Randy Sullivan]
Easement rights and beach access have been an ongoing and regular area of dispute. One strategy to keep neighbors off […]
SEC Eases Rules for Private Placement Securities [By Ralph Kokka]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has recently approved final rules that have eased the restrictions against general solicitation and advertising in private placements of securities.
Court Confirms Real Estate Brokers Are Not Personally Liable for Acts of Corporation [By Randy Sullivan]
California Real Estate Brokers can breathe a little easier now that the courts have reaffirmed that if they have properly incorporated, ordinarily they will not be personally liable for the acts committed by corporate employees or agents.
Court Has Flexibility In Boundary Disputes [By John H. Patton]
Sometimes neighbors get into disputes about rights along their boundaries. These can encompass all manner of issues, from determining the exact boundary (usually by survey); to quarrels about views, trees, and landscaping; to disagreement about access and easement rights; to debate over the use and ownership of encroaching structures.
Landowner Prevails In Spot Zoning Case [By Randy Sullivan]
The court of appeals recently considered whether spot zoning occurred in the City of San Clemente and thus entitled the property owner to compensation as a “constitutional taking” of property by the government.