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Kapner v. Meadowlark Ranch Assn.
Property owner who enclosed and possessed land of another did not acquire prescriptive easement over enclosed area.
Real Property Jul. 12, 2004
K-4 Inc. v. Midway Engineered Wood Products Inc. (In re TreeSource Industries Inc.)
Defendant is bound by obligations of commercial lease and must restore premises to pre-leased condition.
Real Property Jul. 8, 2004
Morgan v. City of Chino
City was not required to allow mobilehome park owner to increase rent after making capital improvements.
Real Property Jul. 1, 2004
Villa De Las Palmas Homeowners Assn. v. Terifaj
No-pets rule adopted by homeowners association is reasonable restriction and enforceable equitable servitude.
Real Property Jun. 22, 2004
Opinion of Lockyer
County recorder may accept for recordation 'memorandum of lease' that states parties have executed certain unrecorded lease.
Real Property Jun. 10, 2004
Opinion of Lockyer
Rabbits that eat landscaping, ornamental plants or gardens may be trapped or killed.
Real Property May 3, 2004
BedRoc Limited v. United States
Sand and gravel are 'valuable minerals' within meaning of Pittman Underground Water Act.
Real Property Apr. 1, 2004
Edamerica Inc. v. Superior Court (Jung)
Landlord is not liable for demanding 'key money' when tenant rejects demand and parties do not enter into new lease agreement.
Real Property Mar. 15, 2004
Van't Rood v. County of Santa Clara
Appellant's petition for exclusion of his property from parcel map was improperly denied.
Real Property Mar. 15, 2004
Paterno v. State
State is liable to property owners for damage caused by collapse of levee.
Real Property Mar. 15, 2004
United States v. 1.377 Acres of Land
Plain language of leases vested tenants with right to recover proportionate amount of any condemnation award or settlement obtained by landlord.
Real Property Mar. 11, 2004
Amin v. Khazindar
Trial court correctly held homestead exemption could not be asserted because it was barred by doctrine of res judicata.
Real Property Feb. 11, 2004
Roberts v. Lomanto
Real estate broker breached duty to client by refusing to disclose details of assignment transaction.
Real Property Dec. 12, 2003
Buena Park Motel Association v. City of Buena Park
City ordinance restricting extended stays at motels is not unlawful taking of private property.
Real Property Nov. 21, 2003
Topa Equities Ltd. v. City of Los Angeles
City's rent control ordinance bars apartment owner from raising rents to market levels.
Real Property Oct. 22, 2003
Del Taco Inc. v. University Real Estate Partnership V
Former landlord is not liable for sewer line failure on leased property.
Real Property Oct. 15, 2003
People v. Beaumont Investment Ltd.
Long-term dealer leases are not exempt from mobilehome rent control ordinance.
Real Property Oct. 15, 2003
Goodman v. Williams
Holder of newly-apportioned improvement bond may maintain foreclosure action where property owner has refused to pay penalties on predecessor bond.
Real Property Oct. 13, 2003
Cabrini Villas Homeowners Association v. Haghverdian
Condominium owner lacked authority to install air conditioning wall unit without approval from homeowner's association.
Real Property Oct. 13, 2003
Nguyen v. Calhoun
Purchaser of real property was required to show underlying debt was paid in order to defeat successful bidder in foreclosure sale.
Real Property Oct. 13, 2003
Gonzalez v. Toews
Sheriff's sale of property containing residential dwelling is final.
Real Property Oct. 10, 2003
United States v. Alpine Land & Reservoir Co. (Nevada State Engineer)
Water right appurtenant to parcel cannot be perfected and subject to transfer unless it is put to beneficial use.
Real Property Oct. 9, 2003
Sundt Corp. v. Dynamic Finance Corp. (In re El Dorado Improvement Corp.)
Because work of improvement was not subject to public acceptance, mechanic's lien was untimely.
Real Property Oct. 7, 2003
Residential Capital v. Cal-Western Reconveyance Corp.
High bidder at nonjudicial foreclosure sale is only entitled to restitution because sale was held in violation of postponement rights.
Real Property Oct. 2, 2003
Gaggero v. Yura
Prospective buyer may sue to seek specific performance of real estate contract.
Real Property Oct. 2, 2003
Kong v. City of Hawaiian Gardens Redevelopment Agency
In inverse condemnation action, plaintiff is afforded leave to amend his complaint because there is reasonable possibility defects can be cured.
Real Property Oct. 2, 2003
Gardner v. County of Sonoma
Map recorded before enactment of subdivision law does not create legally cognizable subdivisions.
Real Property Oct. 1, 2003
Drouet v. Superior Court of San Francisco County
Tenant may not prevent landlord from lawfully removing rental property from market by claiming retaliatory eviction.
Real Property Aug. 10, 2003
CUNA Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
In inverse condemnation action, trial court erred by requiring property owner to show 'but for' mitigation efforts, damage would have occurred.
Real Property Jul. 29, 2003
Harbor Island Holdings LLC v. Kim
Lease provision requiring double rent in event of breach is unenforceable as penalty.
Real Property Jul. 25, 2003