Category: Courtside Newsletter

Written By: Bradley Greenman, Attorney at Law & John V. Giardinelli, Attorney at Law | Of Counsel With each new year comes new and revised evolutions to existing real estate laws. Similar to our article updating the new real estate forms, which have gone into use in December 2022, this article will examine some of […]

Written By: Bradley Greenman, Attorney at Law & John V. Giardinelli, Attorney at Law | Of Counsel California real estate laws and practices are constantly evolving.  At the forefront of the industry is the California Association of REALTORS® (“C.A.R.”), who, among other things, provides standardized forms utilized by professionals and practitioners in most areas of real […]

BY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW | OF COUNSEL In March of 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) in an attempt to alleviate the many problems unleashed by the rapidly spreading COVID–19 pandemic.1 Among other basic financial programs, the Act provided for a 120-day eviction moratorium for […]

BY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW | OF COUNSEL Avoiding Discrimination in Real EstateHousing is a necessity for life. It is no wonder that the Government protects individuals from discrimination that would keep them from obtaining this necessity. However, sometimes the interactions of these laws can create a challenging landscape to navigate for brokers, […]

BY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW | OF COUNSEL Identifying Negligence As one can imagine, the Firm gets lots of calls relating to agent “liability.” Today we discuss the tort of negligence as it applies to real estate agents. This topic is a full semester in law school, so we are just going to […]