Real Estate Law in California: A Complete Guide
A plain-English guide to California real estate law: buying and selling, required disclosures, escrow and title, the nonjudicial foreclosure process, HOAs under the Davis-Stirling Act, easements and boundaries, and property taxes.
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Buying and Selling a Home in California
The California home sale process: the Transfer Disclosure Statement and Natural Hazard Disclosure, the purchase agreement and contingencies, escrow, title insurance, and closing costs.
The California Foreclosure Process
How foreclosure works in California: nonjudicial vs. judicial foreclosure, the Civil Code § 2924 timeline, the notice of default and sale, the Homeowner Bill of Rights, and anti-deficiency protection.
HOA Law in California: The Davis-Stirling Act
How homeowners associations work in California under the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act: assessments, liens and HOA foreclosure, governance and elections, records, and dispute resolution.
Boundary and Easement Disputes in California
Resolving California property-line and access disputes: express, implied, and prescriptive easements, adverse possession, the Good Neighbor Fence Act, encroachments, and quiet title actions.