Anti-deficiency provisions and the one-action rule are designed to protect borrowers who have defaulted on obligations secured by real property. These rules restrict the remedies for recovery that a lender…
Monthly Archives: April 2016
Renters in many regions of California face considerable obstacles in securing access to affordable rental properties. High rental prices, pro-landlord governmental regulations and a ban on rent control on buildings…
California is widely known being on the forefront of environmental reform and innovative environmental legislation. Now California has a new distinction in the area of food safety regulation. The Governor…
Assembly Bill 802 (AB 802) was signed into law on October 8, 2015 to replace the existing law, Assembly Bill 1103 (AB 1103). AB 802 mandates that the California Energy…
California has led the way in implementing data breach notification laws that were later adopted by nearly every other state in some form. As of January 1, 2016, the statutory…
Despite the general prosperity of California’s farming and agricultural industry, the economic status of California farm workers has weakened significantly over the decades since the passage of the Agricultural Labor…
National Attention is focused on Flint, Michigan’s water safety problems, raising awareness and concern everywhere regarding the safety of water supplies. In June 2015, the California Legislature approved legislation to…
Southern California’s “Cash for Grass” program has been a prominent feature of the region’s various water conservation initiatives during the state’s four year draught. The Southern California waterworks districts have…
A recent bill passed by the California legislature and signed into law by Governor Brown requires California’s public pension funds, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California…