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Category Archives: Real Estate Litigation
Schorr Law Wins Fraudulent Transfer Case!
Yesterday, we got notice of the Los Angeles County Superior Court that we had prevailed in a fraudulent transfer action against the transferee (recipient) of fraudulently transferred property. This is another important win for our client. As background, after obtaining … Continue reading
Los Angeles Lawyers and Prevailing Party Attorney Fee Insurance
Yesterday, I attended an interesting legal education seminar on the ability to get insurance on a California litigation involving an attorney fee dispute. As background, in California many contracts, like the California Association of Realtor’s standardized Purchase and Sale Agreement … Continue reading
Zachary Schorr Quoted in Fox Business Article on 7 Things You Need to Know Before Renting Your Home
Today, Zachary Schorr of Schorr Law, A Professional Corporation was quoted on foxbusiness.com, a national website. The article, “Renting Your Home? 7 Things You Need to Know“ provides tips for people considering renting out their home or a spare room. In … Continue reading
Off-The-Record Communications During Depositions in California May Be Improper
Taking a deposition is one of the most effective ways in obtaining discovery in civil cases. Depositions are powerful tools because the information obtained at depositions can be used at trial. As such, it is important that depositions are conducted … Continue reading
Attorney Zachary D. Schorr Quoted in Las Vegas Review Journal
The Las Vegas Review Journal ran an article today entitled “Neighbor Niceties” addressing how neighbors can resolve disputes that typically arise between adjacent owners of land. In California, much like other states, there are general state and local laws helping … Continue reading
California Non-Judicial Foreclosure Process: The Notice of Default is Recorded: What’s Next?
A “power of sale” clause in a mortgage or deed of trust permits lenders to foreclose on defaulted loans without court approval – a non-judicial foreclosure. The sale is conducted by the trustee without court intervention. If there is no … Continue reading
Notice of Default – Nonjudicial Foreclosure Process in California
When a trustor (borrower) defaults on any obligation in a deed of trust, note or other contract secured by a deed of trust, the mortgagee (lender) has the right to declare a default and proceed with a nonjudicial foreclosure. … Continue reading
California Foreclosure (Non-Judicial) by Power of Sale
In California most mortgages and deeds of trusts (these terms can be used somewhat synonymously) contain an express contract provision that gives the mortgagee (the lender) the power of sale as an alternative to having to go to court to … Continue reading
“Resolving Landlord Disputes” – Schorr Quoted in Medical Office Today Article
Zachary D. Schorr of Schorr Law was recently quoted on Medical Office Today in an article entitled “Resolving Landlord Disputes“. The article focuses on ways to resolve commercial leasing disputes between commercial landlords and commercial tenants. In the article, Schorr … Continue reading
Enforcing an Arbitration Provision Against A Party Who Did Not Sign It
In general, a court may order parties to arbitrate a controversy if the parties entered into an agreement to arbitrate. Cal. Code of Civ. Proc. § 1281.2. Recently, in JSM Tuscany, LLC v. Superior Court, the California Court of Appeals determined … Continue reading
