Over the past few years I’ve counseled hundreds of “upside down” homeowners facing foreclosure. Not so much recently, but a few years ago, the usual situation involved a big-bank talking the talk but not walking the talk of a short sale or loan modification, and ... Read more >
Most of you have heard of a prescriptive easement. This interesting legal theory often comes into play when one property owner inadvertently builds over the property line of a neighbor or when a driveway or path has been used over someone else’s property. Can the ... Read more >
It’s fair to say that most of us like a good deal. There’s nothing wrong with that. One potentially good deal you should be very careful about: buying a home in foreclosure. Whether trying to help a friend in foreclosure or looking to buy a ... Read more >
As you faithful readers, if any, recall, we annually present a handful of our favorite Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest winners, and here is a sampling. The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest is named after novelist Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton who wrote many famous novels including “Paul Gifford” which ... Read more >
In November of 2014, the City of Malibu enacted Measure R, a voter-approved initiative designed to limit large developments and chain establishments. The measure was funded in large part by Rob Reiner, director and pioneer of such venerable feature films as This Is Spinal Tap, ... Read more >
Today’s column, sports fans, is about Placerville, aka Hangtown, a historic foothill community, in many ways like Truckee and Tahoe City. HISTORIC COURTHOUSE Placerville’s historic downtown courthouse, built in 1912 and renovated in 1971, is part of El Dorado County’s four courtrooms, two located downtown ... Read more >
Holiday Season To Do List For General Contractors: 1) Trim The Tree; 2) Buy Gifts for Family; 3) Enter Into All Pending Contracts With Subcontractors Before January 1, 2018 On October 14, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1701 into law. AB 1701 requires ... Read more >
How many of you use Johnson’s Baby Talcum Powder? I know my mom was big on Baby Powder when we were infants. My soft little buns saw plenty of Baby Powder, I still feel it sprinkled on my baby behind. I also know you can ... Read more >
Cannabis is California’s new green crop – green in every sense of the word – green plants and greenbacks. Studies show that legal weed sales are expected to grow in North America by 26% a year through 2021, nearly a $22 billion market. And that ... Read more >
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