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Sitzer/Burnett Realtor Commission Judgment Will Disrupt California Real Estate

The $1.8b judgment in the Sitzer/Burnett Realtor commission class action lawsuit in Missouri federal court will change California real estate forever in ways that will benefit real estate attorneys and California consumers. As explained in this article by a real estate partition lawyer in California and real estate broker, who is also a decade long … Read More

998 Offers in Partition Actions to Force a Settlement - Recovering Costs of Partition

998 Offers in Partition Actions to Force a Settlement

How to Force Your Co-owner to Settle a Partition Action by Threatening to Recover the Costs of Partition Co-owners in a partition action can harness the power of a 998 offer by threatening to recover the costs of partition if the other side doesn’t accept the offer. The costs of partition can include partition attorney’s … Read More

Demurrers Under Sham Pleading Doctrine and Truthful Pleading Requirement

Demurrers Under Sham Pleading Doctrine and Truthful Pleading Requirement

In California real estate litigation a demurrer is proper where: “The pleading does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.” Code Civ. Proc. § 430.10(e). Indeed: “A general demurrer may be effective where there appears to be no legal authority for plaintiff’s claim.” Demurrers, Cal. Prac. Guide Civ. Pro. Before Trial Ch. … Read More

How will the Realtor commission lawsuits impact partition actions?

How Will the Realtor Commission Lawsuits Impact Partition Actions?

Co-owners of real estate are always hoping to reduce the cost of a partition, which is a lawsuit that attempts to divide co-owned property, generally by forcing a sale and division of the proceeds. On October 31, 2023, the National Association of Realtors and large residential brokerages were found liable for about $1.8 billion in … Read More

Can a person move into my jointly owned home without my permission

Can a Person Move Into My Jointly Owned Home Without My Permission?

Access rights to jointly owned property A common issue with co-ownership is whether the co-owners can allow third parties to move into the property as roommates. For example, perhaps your co-owner decides to rent out an extra room. Or perhaps they allow their boyfriend or girlfriend to move in. Or maybe they allow an unwanted family member … Read More

Partition Action Forms [California Template Sample Example]

Each partition action presents unique challenges. However, all partition actions start with a complaint for partition, sometimes known as a petition to partition property, which is usually a partition by sale. We have provided free online forms for partition actions that should only be used in conjunction with a partition attorney in California. As the … Read More

What is the Partition of Real Property Act in California?

Formerly known as the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act The Partition of Real Property Act in California is a newly-implemented law that expands upon the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act to give non-partitioning parties additional opportunities to buy out their co-owners. Essentially, the Partition of Real Property Act creates a right of first … Read More

New Law Allows ADUs to be Sold in Partition Actions (Co-Ownership Disputes) (AB 1033)

Partition actions in California involve the division of property to provide co-owners with their equity in the property. Most properties are single family residences with no surplus land. Historically, that means that an equitable division will almost always result in a sale unless one co-owner buys out the other. However, AB 1033 suggests that some … Read More

Evicting Co-Owner California Real Estate Property Partition Lawyer

Can You Evict a Co-owner of a House?

Co-Owner’s Right to Evict Their Co-Owner Co-ownership can present many headaches, including shared expenses, sharing a common space, and, most importantly, agreeing when to sell the property. Co-owners might be wondering how to evict a co-owner when there is confusion as to who has the right to live in a co-ownership home. Unfortunately for co-owners … Read More

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