Real Estate & Business Attorneys
Under Lab C §6404.5, no employer may knowingly or intentionally permit, and no person may engage in, smoking of tobacco products in an enclosed space at a place of employment. Does this apply to vaping? Why not? The potential penalties for violations include a fine...
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Real Estate Purchase Agreements and Leases (e.g. CAR forms) include deposits may or may not be refundable. Liquidated damages must bear a reasonable relation to the anticipated damages incurred. (See Civil Code §§1670, 1671). For Residential transactions, if 3%...
Deposits are generally refundable unless there is a lawful liquidated damages clause. The burden is on the party claiming the deposit to show it is a proper liquidated damages and not an improper “forfeiture” and the written agreement bars return of the deposit. ...
This law creates the revocable transfer on death (TOD) deed which allows a homeowner to transfer to a named beneficiary 1- 4 residential real property upon the owner’s death without a probate proceeding. This is similar to a joint tenancy deed, but easier for the...
If a tenant or member of the household was a victim of an act of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, elder abuse or human trafficking, the tenant can terminate the tenancy with 14 days written notice to the landlord. The tenant is required to attach to the...
If the landlord/manager goes to Home Depot to buy pesticide, then they must post a sign of pesticide use. The exception if is a licensed pest control operator is used then no sign is needed! This law requires a landlord or the landlord’s authorized agent to provide a...
A landlord is not obligated to repair mold problems until: 1) until he or she has notice of it or 2) if the tenant fails to keep the property clean and sanitary and thereby substantially contributes to the existence of the mold. Also, for a building, or portion...
Condo owners have a similar law. This law requires a landlord to permit a tenant to utilize a clothesline or drying rack approved by the landlord in the tenant’s private area. The landlord must permit a tenant to utilize a clothesline or drying rack approved by the...
Labor Code §1197.5. bars employers from paying employees less than other employees of the opposite sex for substantially similar work regardless of their job titles or the location where they work. Current law prohibits an employer from paying an employee less than...