What Would You Do if Your Family Business’ Property Were Contaminated

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Does your family business own a piece of property that may be contaminated? We often hear clients say they do not want to know the answer to that question because they will be forced to do something about it. We disagree with that approach because you can’t make a good business decision about your potentially-contaminated …Read more

Negotiating Commercial Lease Surrender Provisions

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Most tenants who have just signed a lease are looking to the future. They understand their obligation to pay rent and expenses and expect that during the term of the lease they will have continued access to the premises for the period of time covered by the lease. Often, they will be improving the premises …Read more

How to Negotiate a Tenant Improvement Allowance

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Congratulations. Accelerating sales have driven your young company toward an important crossroad. You need more space. You have found a commercial location that satisfies all your requirements and now you are getting ready to sign a lease. Remember to plan ahead so you can negotiate a tenant improvement allowance that will satisfy your needs. Here …Read more

Victory in Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Case in Alameda County Superior Court

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The residential mortgage foreclosure crisis continues to grind onward across California resulting in the eviction of thousands of Californians from their homes. Even as numerous banks, including the largest in the United States, have paid billions of dollars in fines and penalties for their unlawful actions, they relentlessly pursue unlawful foreclosures and evictions from the …Read more

Partition: How Co-Owners Can Part Ways

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Co-owners of real property eventually will want to stop being co-owners, because of divorce, because business partners can’t get along, because relatives inherit real property together with most wanting nothing to do with the property, or simply because they just don’t want to continue owning property with others.  However, if one co-owner won’t agree to sell …Read more