Category: Courtside Newsletter

BY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW | OF COUNSEL CODY J. BELLMEYER, ATTORNEY AT LAW The California legislature passed a series of new laws which Real Estate Broker and Agents should be aware of as the industry moves into the new-year. While a majority of the laws go into effect on January 1, 2020, […]

October 2019 BY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW CODY J. BELLMEYER, ATTORNEY AT LAW Recently, Governor Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1482. For those who may not yet know, AB 1482 adds new Civil Codes, sections 1946.2, 1947.12, and 1947.13, which establish a Rent Cap and Just Cause eviction. While this article provides […]

BY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAWCODY J. BELLMEYER, ATTORNEY AT LAW The California Court of Appeal recently decided Thurston v. Midvale Corp which addressed website compliance as it relates to ADA and the Unruh Civil Rights Act. In summary, the Plaintiff, Thurston, was blind and used a screen reader software to access the internet. […]

BY: JOHN V. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW | OF COUNSELASHLEY A. RICHARDSON, LAW CLERK Assembly Bill 5 (Gonzalez) has passed out of the Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee, bringing those in the employment industry and employees one step closer to clarity regarding independent contractor status. AB 5 is in response to Dynamex Operations […]

Download PDF BY: JOHN G. GIARDINELLI, ATTORNEY AT LAW | OF COUNSELASHLEY A. RICHARDSON, LAW CLERK Recently, the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R) released its list of proposed new and revised forms scheduled for release in June 2019. This list includes three new forms and thirteen revised forms. This Courtside Newsletter will discuss what real […]