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Optimizing Your Real Property Tax Liability in the Current Economy
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Real Estate computed the average decline of market values for commercial properties was more than ten percent (10%) at the end of 2008. Even more significant, the decline in residential property values averaged anywhere from twenty percent (20%) to as much as thirty eight percent (38%) just between October 2007 and October 2008 in Orange County. While unsurprising.... | First Quarter 2009 |
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Limiting Rights and Remedies by Contract
Whether purchase contracts or leases, the parties to real estate contracts have certain rights and remedies under California law. For example, a breach of a purchase contract by a seller may give a buyer up to four (4) years to sue for damages, or a breach of a lease by a landlrod may give a tenant.... | Fourth Quarter 2008 |
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Subdivision Map Act
Are you selling, leasing or financing real estate? If so, you may be subdividing real property and thus required to secure local approval and record an appropriate map before entering into or consummating your transaction under the Subdivision Map Act (“Map Act”).... | Second Quarter 2008 |
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| 2006 ALTA Title Policies
The American Land Title Association Forms Committee (“ALTA”) spent the last few years updating its standard 1992 ALTA owner’s and loan title insurance policy forms, which will now be known as the 2006 ALTA Owner’s Policy... | Second Quarter 2007 |
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The New Phase I Standard:
Recent Developments in Environmental Due Diligence
Real estate developers and lenders are undoubtedly familiar with the Phase 1 environmental reports prepared in connection with the purchase and sale of real property.
| Fourth Quarter 2006 |
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Can A Security Deposit Be Used To Offset Future Rent Damages?
Commercial landlords: Think you can apply a security deposit to offset future rent owing following a lease termination? Think again.
| Second Quarter 2006 |
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Removal of Abandoned Cable
Cable-billions of feet of it-snakes through plenum space in buildings today, raising concerns about fire risk and harmful toxic fumes. Partly in response to such concerns, California recently adopted the 2004 California Electrical Code... | Fourth Quarter 2005 |
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