Disagreements between business partners can lead to lawsuits in a California courtroom. Sometimes, it may be difficult to straighten out the disputes between parties, making it advisable to avoid legal troubles and litigation. Some steps could be taken to resolve...
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Year: 2023
Mediation is an excellent way to resolve land-use conflicts
Are you involved in a land-use conflict in California? Resolving this problem can be challenging to complete independently. Fortunately, professional mediation may help you with this process. Identify the primary issues When dealing with land-use conflicts,...
Eminent domain and utility projects
Utility companies have to wade through a web of legal protections and bureaucratic red tape before they are able to build lines and facilities in California. This work has only gotten more tedious in recent years. One previously accepted concept, eminent domain, has...
Eminent domain as it related to sports teams
Eminent domain is a legal concept that grants governments the authority to seize private property for public use, provided fair compensation is given to the property owner. Though typically associated with infrastructure development or urban renewal, this...
The most common types of fiduciary relationships and why they exist
Most adults make many decisions each day. For assistance with serious decisions involving your life, money or both, many California adults hire help from professionals or organizations. By law, these people and companies must follow fiduciary duty. What fiduciaries do...
What to think about when buying land
Purchasing land in California can be an effective way to diversify your portfolio as there are several different ways that it can be used. For instance, it can be used to run a business, developed to include residential or commercial property or simply held for a...
New freeway project raises eminent domain issues
The issue of eminent domain has historically been a leading cause of controversy in California. This is a principle that involves the state or federal government taking ownership of privately owned land. The land seized must be intended for public use. In addition,...
Tax implications of eminent domain payments
One of the issues that California residents frequently face when discussing eminent domain is whether the payment a property owner or a business owner gets from the government is ordinary income, exempt from taxes, or treated as capital gains. In many cases, the...
California zoning laws and land use
When individuals and businesses purchase property in California, they might automatically think they have the right to use it as they see fit. That includes building, expanding and making substantive changes. However, that is not as easy as it sounds. Zoning laws...
AB 1476 may streamline eminent domain corruption
California governor Jerry Brown struck a decisive blow against crony capitalism in 2011. He did this by removing the official redevelopment agencies in the state. This helped to forestall predatory property development for over a decade. However, with the rise of a...