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Termination of Easement Through Doctrine of Merger Requires a Deep Dive Into The Chain of Title
Our Castro Valley Real Estate Attorneys and commercial collections attorneys can help you with boundary disputes.
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How Does a Mechanics Lien Work in California?
A Mechanics Lien settlement from one of our Bay Area real estate attorneys is useful for certain legal cases.
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The Priority Of a Judgment Lien Relating Back To The Date of the Attachment Lien Saves The Day Years Later
The attorney team at PLP law takes care of an Bay Area Creditors Rights case.
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How to Resolve a Boundary Dispute in California
PLP Law partner Meera Parikh recently settled a boundary dispute between two San Leandro property owners over one property owner’s improvement plans.
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Real Estate Legal Matters Within Trust Administration
Sort out ownership and title claims for real property you own as part of estate planning to help heirs move on with their lives with minimal conflict.
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Home Title Fraud a Growing Threat for California Homeowners
Title fraud occurs when someone obtains the title to your home through fraudulent methods. It can take your real estate attorneys months to undo the damage.
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What are Creditors Rights?
Creditor Rights is a generic terms for the tool-box of rights that any creditor has to collect outstanding debt from the debtors that owe the creditor money. This Creditors Rights tool box is available whether in a bankruptcy or non-bankruptcy context. Creditors Rights Protect Creditors When Debts Become Hard to Collect If one of your…
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How Will Commercial Real Estate Change Post-COVID-19?
We have been following a growing narrative in the commercial real estate press that the Covid-19 crisis will foster permanent changes in how companies organize and run their workforces. Office Space Will Look Very Different Post-COVID-19 With Social Distancing These rapidly changing needs are already having an impact on commercial real estate: Some employers have…
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Longtime Co-Owners of Commercial and Investment Properties Should Check Title Documents
Title to Co-Ownership of Real Property Put to the Test When Co-Owners Die or Become Incapacitated We are seeing more and more cases where a co-owner of a jointly owned investment property retains us after the other co-owner dies or becomes incapacitated (as a result of Alzheimer’s or some other illness or accident). In the…
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Employers: Focus on the “B” of the ABC Test When Analyzing Contractor vs Employee Status Under AB5
We have been asked for guidance by many of our small business clients regarding the classification of workers as either independent contractors or employees based on the new California law known as AB 5. Defining Independent Contractor Status Under AB-5 There are certain labor law requirements triggered when a worker is considered an employee rather…
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Seven Key Commercial Lease Terms to Examine Before Signing
When negotiating a commercial lease, every clause in the agreement must be examined to see how it defines your rights and responsibilities as a tenant, and the rights and responsibilities of the landlord. Here are some of the many common lease terms you should look for that corporate real estate tenants need to negotiate: Clearly…
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The Statute of Limitations on a Contract May Be Different Than You Think
Most business and real estate attorneys assume that the statute of limitations on an oral contract is two years, and on a written contract is 4 years. These are boilerplate assumptions that can trap a businessperson or a landlord; they do not always hold true once we delve into the specifics of a case.