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You don't take possession of a California home immediately after your offer to purchase it is accepted. Instead, you typically have a chance to inspect it, obtain financing and complete other steps in the closing process. During this time, you may be allowed to back...
Residents of a Southern California Chinatown apartment complex face the risk of losing their leases. City leaders want to buy the building to prevent this from happening, but the owner isn't interested. The apartment complex dates back to the 1980s. While initially...
It's helpful for California real estate professionals, investors and owners to understand the difference between real estate and real property. The concepts are closely related to each other, but there are some important differences between them. Real estate vs. real...
Sometimes, land boundaries in California can be challenging to define. Your neighbor might believe that you are encroaching on their land, or you might feel like they are refusing to give you the right to access when you believe you have an easement. In these cases,...
California law indicates that if a property owner does not agree to give up their property for government use they can object by challenging eminent domain. The property owner is entitled to a fair hearing and could receive a settlement depending on the judge's...
The prospect of losing land in California is always a matter of controversy. This type of seizure can happen for many reasons. It can also take a number of forms. In many cases, a seizure may take the form of eminent domain, followed by condemnation, or inverse...
Purchasing land in California can provide several possibilities. You can build on it, sell it or hold it for the future. However, before you make a significant purchase, it's essential to understand zoning regulations and what you are permitted by law to do with the...
A hotly contested California water pipeline project in San Diego became more complicated in May 2021 when East County officials moved to take the East Mission Gorge Pump Station in Santee by eminent domain, citing that property is all the project needs for completion....
Eminent domain is the government's right to seize the property of a private-owning individual or organization with just compensation. The powers of each state government are protected under the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. There are three common types of...
California state Governor Gavin Newsom has signed new legislation that aims to address the spiraling housing crisis. This is an issue that has become a matter of serious concern in the last decade. The new bills are designed to expand production of homes and to...