Newsletters

Below are the online versions of our recent newsletters; a downloadable version is available as a link inside each newsletter.

• (Nov/Dec 2011) LANDOWNER LIABILITY: How to Avoid the Unwanted Present of a Lawsuit During the Holidays
• (Sep/Oct 2011) 3 Tips for Collecting Against Judgment Debtors Who File Bankruptcy
• (Jul/Aug 2011) DRE Licensees - Some Breathing Room on Liability and Disciplinary Actions
• (May/Jun 2011) Arbitration? But I Did Not Sign Up for That
• (Mar/Apr 2011) Real Estate Brokers in California – You are a Fiduciary, Sometimes
• (Jan/Feb 2011) California Borrowers Get a Wake Up Call – Court Nixes the "Produce the Note" Lawsuit
• (Nov/Dec 2010) Can Investors Rely on Statements Made by Employees or Agents of Title Companies?
• (Sep/Oct 2010) Will Foreclosure Moratoriums Affect California?
• (Jul/Aug 2010) Emotional Distress Damages As a Result of Economic Loss – Can I Recover?
• (May/Jun 2010) Risks of Co-Ownership: If Co-owners own or inherit a rental property (as tenants-in-common), but do not agree on the leasing, what can happen?
• (Mar/Apr 2010) What is the Statute of Limitations for a Deed of Trust?
• (Jan/Feb 2010) Are Unlicensed Contractors in California Allowed to Receive any Compensation?

Articles

The following articles were written for clients, colleagues and friends of the firm to provide awareness of new developments affecting California real estate and other issues of interest.

• Taking Back A Property With a Nuisance – Now What?
• Help With a Loan Modification - Go to Jail
• Bankruptcy Courts Enforce “Produce the Note” Defenses by Borrowers
• In State Court with a Federal Savings Association? Sometimes you can say “adios” to HOLA
• Short Sales: Buyer’s Bonanza or Boondoggle?
• Can A Lis Penden Be Recorded On A Dominant Tenement In An Easement Dispute?
• Lost Your Promissory Note?
• If I Lose My Home In Foreclosure Am I Still Liable For The Debt?
• Lien Priorities and Subordination Agreements – Subordination Agreement that Omits Intervening Deed of Trust Is Subject to Partial Subordination
• How Much Wood Would A Woodchuck Chuck If A Woodchuck Repeatedly Filed For Bankruptcy Protection: The Automatic Stay In Repeat Bankruptcy Filings (Part One)
• The Distressed Property Owners Have Filed for Bankruptcy – What Does That Mean To the Pre-Foreclosure Investor?
• Past Litigation is a Material Fact that Sellers are Obligated to Disclose
• The Property Has a Judgment Lien – What Does That Mean To the Pre-Foreclosure Investor?
• Commission Splits, Kickbacks, and Referral Fees
• Is A Personal Guarantee Enforceable for a Deficiency After A Trustee's Sale?
• Seller Carryback Financing and Anti-deficiency Laws
• Lis Pendens – What Is It and How Does It Affect Title?
• Commercial Leasing Issues – When a Tenant Files Bankruptcy
• Who’s On First? – Lien Priority in California
• If a seller successfully defends a lawsuit without first seeking mediation, is the seller eligible to recover attorney fees?
• Even After Refinancing a Loan, A Borrower Can Rescind That Loan for TILA Violations
• Relief from Stay Can Be Made Retroactive, Thus Validating Acts Done In Violation of the Stay – But May Still Subject You to Liability to the Debtor for Damages Arising Out of the Violation
• Yield Spread Premiums – Will They Be Considered A Part Of The Total Points and Fees Payable At Closing?
• Lender Whacked For $33M In Punitives
• Mortgage Elimination Scams Sweeping The Nation
• The Broker Arranged Loan Exemption From Usury Comes Under Attack
• “Operation Of Law” Postponements Under C.C. § 2924g
• The Newest Insurance Crisis – Will You Be The Next Victim
• Fence and Boundary Line Disputes – The Legal Sausage
• Competing Ownership Interests – Distressed Properties
• Landlord-Tenant Law: Legislation Affecting Real Estate as of 2003
• Home Buyers Are Now Required To Be Tax Police under Revenue & Taxation Code Section 18662
• Defective foreclosure sales in california – What Are Your Rights?
• If your household worker or contractor is injured, will you be liable?

 

Law Offices of Peter N. Brewer
2501 Park Blvd., 2nd Floor
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: 650-327-2900
Fax: 650-327-5959

View lawyer's profile

Palo Alto Real Estate Lawyer, Bay Area Real Estate Lawyer, Lending Law, Purchase Transactions,
Foreclosure Law, Bankruptcy, Insurance Matters

Copyright © Law Offices of Peter N. Brewer. All rights reserved.