Newly Amended Dual Agency Disclosure Law: Much Ado About Nothing
California’s Commercial Tenant Protection Act (SB 1103) now provides commercial tenants who operate small businesses with new legal protections of which property owners, managers and brokers must be aware. Failure to comply...more
As of Jan. 1, 2025, California law mandates a written buyer-broker representation agreement for buyer’s brokers to receive a commission in real property sales. The new law applies to sales of all property types, including...more
California law has long treated commercial and residential tenancies differently. Consumer protection-focused regulations enacted to protect residential tenants were legally considered inapplicable to business tenants which...more
The telephone and Internet have replaced a bench or soapbox as the modern tools of cozenage. Last week, the California Department of Real Estate issued this alert about a new scheme designed to separate brokers and...more