NAPA -- With encouragement from new state laws, many people are finding creative ways to add housing to their existing properties. These so-called accessory dwelling units -- ADUs -- are adding to the housing stock and, in Napa, a family is using one to help their developmentally challenged...
Construction & Contractor DisputesandReal Estate Law The new year brings with it new laws and some of these may affect you and/or your clients. The following are effective January 1, 2012. NEW DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS: Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS) Disclosure of Water-Conserving Plumbing Fixtu...
In the 1980s, the Legislature enacted laws to curb campaign contributions to elected officials who sit on state boards. They were inspired by allegations that local government officials sitting on the California Coastal Commission were being showered with campaign money from property developers. ...
Oh, those pesky things known as laws. I get it. Like when it’s ok for them to lie to you, but not okay for you to lie to them. And how no matter how vile what they do to you can be- don’t resist. It’s only a few. Yeah I get it. Statistics. Womp womp womp. Kind ...
The article reports that Federal authorities has called for state lawmakers to consider repealing laws that harm competition among real estate brokers. The U.S. Justice Department's antitrust division and the Federal Trade Commission has pledged to continue monitoring the conduct of real-estate-...
Another year, another set of new or revised laws. There are hundreds of new or revised laws this year for California, a number of which impact the real estate community. This is the third in our series of three articles highlighting what we consider to be the most significant of these law...
Assembly Bill 68 allows homeowners to build up to two ADUs on their property, leading the bill’s sponsor, California YIMBY, to proclaim somewhat extravagantly on Twitter, “#AB68 effectively ends single family zoning in California.” Other new laws aim to protect tenants, and Ernest Brown, a...
FAQS ABOUT DUBAI’S NEW LAWS FOR CANCELLED PROJECTS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A PROJECT IS CANCELLED IN DUBAI? According to Dubai law on cancelled real estate projects, the assigned judicial body steps in when a property project gets cancelled. They oversee the liquidation process, which typically involves...
Questions about how new laws and regulations could better protect consumers from these kinds of situations emerged just as the European Union rolled out new privacy regulations for its citizens. The US doesn't have a similar law at the federal level. Not even the new California law matches the...
Learn everything you need to know about New Jersey real estate commissions in 2024. Discover how much you’ll pay and what factors affect commission rates.