One of the most challenging aspects of asset division in a California divorce is dividing mortgage loans. Deciding which spouse will stay in the home is a challenge, but handling the mortgage adds ...

Signed into California State law in July of 2019, California Civil Code Section 3361, also known as Senate Bill 41 (or SB 41), states: “Estimations, measures, or calculations of past, present, or ...

Chris Micheli is a Principal with the Sacramento governmental relations firm of Aprea & Micheli, Inc. While California statutes do not provide general canons of statutory construction, readers can ...

One bill proposes to add to Civil Code 2295 a legally incorrect statement that HOA managers are fiduciaries to the HOA boards and members, since managers are fiduciaries to the association, not to ...

California Civil Code Section 4525 requires specific important disclosures be provided to members upon request, to give to prospective buyers. Well-run HOAs should have these many disclosures readily ...

California SB 771, which is now on Governor Newsom's desk for signature, would add a new statute that provides the following (some structure added): (a) A social media platform [that has >$100M in ...