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2807 Castro Valley Boulevard Castro Valley, California 94546 Tel: (510) 537-3388 Fax: (510) 889-1114 |
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The column "The Real Estate Lawyer" appears weekly, on weekends in "The Oakland Tribune", "Alameda Times-Star", the Hayward area, "The Daily Review", the Fremont area "The Argus", the "Tri-Valley Herald", the "San Ramon Valley Herald", and the "San Mateo County Times". It also appears monthly in the magazine, "Apartment Owners News".
"Fences,
'Boundary Line' and 'Division'"
"The Statute of
Fraud
requires agreement to sell real estate to be in writing, with some
exception"
"The Statute of
Limitations
creates a time limit within which to file a lawsuit"
"A gift of real
property
before death may significantly affect income tax consequences"
"Removing the
lien
on property when a secured loan is repaid"
"Real estate
property exchanges can postpone capital gains taxes"
"Mediation as a
means
of dispute resolution"
"Arbitration as a
means
of dispute resolution"
"Selling
property for
a relative or friend requires a real estate license"
"Burial lots are
not
real estate"
"How to clear
joint
tenancy ownership"
"Elements that
make
up a contract"
"Credit reporting
agencies
use a formula for reporting credit called "credit scoring"
"Dog owners
liabilities for dogbites"
"Neighbors
barbequing
may be defined as a nuisance"
"Stores
liabilities for slip and fall"
"California's
"anti-deficiency"
laws protects
real
estate debtors"
"Co-signing for
another
person can be dangerous"
"Exceptions to
property
tax reassessment"
"Parents
responsible for minor vandalism"
"Selling property
when
co-owner is uncooperative"
"A business using
fictitious
names"
"Marvin Law
co-habitats may have rights"
"Generally, it is
advisable
to record documents that are recordable"
"Sometimes, wills can
be set aside if there has been 'undue influence"
