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Ram’s Gate Winery LLC v. Roche
Purchaser may proceed with its claims against sellers who failed to disclose active fault trace in Sonoma winery property. 		Real Property Apr. 9, 2015
Contra Costa County v. Pinole Point Properties
Failure to keep drainage channel clear supports finding against downstream property owner for flooding to residential properties. 		Real Property Apr. 6, 2015
Watts v. Oak Shores Community Assn.
Homeowner association may adopt reasonable rules and fees relating to short-term rentals. 		Real Property Mar. 24, 2015
Pulido v. Pereira
Constructive knowledge sufficient to establish prescriptive easement in use dispute between neighbors. 		Real Property Mar. 5, 2015
City of San Marcos v. Loma San Marcos LLC
Property owner fails to challenge mitigation impact fees imposed by City in allowing property’s new use as movie studio. 		Real Property Mar. 1, 2015
Linda Vista Village San Diego HOA v. Tecolote Investors
Voter Approval not required for 55-year lease of formerly Pueblo land. 		Real Property Feb. 11, 2015
Grand Prospect Partners LP v. Ross Dress for Less Inc.
Cotenancy provision between sophisticated parties in commercial lease is enforceable. 		Real Property Feb. 11, 2015
Ram v. Onewest Bank FSB
Trustee’s foreclosure sale is not made void by beneficiary effecting substitution of trustee after notice of default is recorded. 		Real Property Feb. 9, 2015
Richardson v. Franc
20 years of uninterrupted permissive use of access and utility easement for landscaping improvements creates irrevocable license to maintain such landscaping. 		Real Property Jan. 29, 2015
Mosser Cos. v. San Francisco Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board
Landlord cannot raise rent on a son’s rent-controlled apartment after his parents, the original renters, moved out. 		Real Property Jan. 23, 2015
Belle Terre Ranch Inc. v. Wilson
Vineyard not entitled to attorney fees in trespass action when only nominal damages are awarded. 		Real Property Jan. 15, 2015
Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc.
Timely rescission of loan under Truth in Lending Act only requires providing notice to lender rather than filing lawsuit. 		Real Property Jan. 14, 2015
Grand Prospect Partners LP v. Ross Dress for Less Inc.
Cotenancy provision between sophisticated parties in commercial lease is enforceable. 		Real Property Jan. 13, 2015
Hardy v. America’s Best Home Loans
Doctrine of collateral estoppel does not bar homeowner’s state action against lender although prior federal action involving same parties, claims was dismissed. 		Real Property Dec. 23, 2014
Lin v. Coronado
Altered deed that omitted name of party listed in original deed as grantee with no percentage interest does not render subsequent deed void. 		Real Property Dec. 19, 2014
Marina Pacifica Homeowners Association v. Southern California Financial Corp.
Assignee may collect assignment fee from condominium owners, which is not invalid, because fee fell under exemption from statutory definition of transfer fee. 		Real Property Dec. 17, 2014
Petersen v. Bank of America
Homeowners may proceed with mass action lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corp. alleging wrongful lending practices. 		Real Property Dec. 15, 2014
Lyons v. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
Evicted homeowner cannot maintain taxpayer action against county sheriff’s office because sheriff’s conduct in evicting her was pursuant to court order and perfectly legal. 		Real Property Dec. 3, 2014
Ben-Shahar v. Pickart
Displaced tenant’s lawsuit against buyer of rent-controlled apartment is not subject to special motion to strike, and tenant may even be entitled to attorney fees. 		Real Property Nov. 24, 2014
First California Bank v. McDonald
Bank is not entitled to deficiency judgment against debtors who did not consent to disposal of one of two properties securing the loan. 		Real Property Nov. 23, 2014
Gwartz v. Weilert
Appellate court refuses to hear sellers’ appeal of real estate fraud judgment against them, after they willfully violated trial court’s orders prohibiting money transfers. 		Real Property Nov. 18, 2014
Lin v. Coronado
Alteration of deed to remove name of party that was listed without any percentage interest in residential property does not render subsequent deed void. 		Real Property Nov. 17, 2014
Union Pacific Railroad Co. v. Santa Fe Pacific Pipelines Inc.
Trial court erroneously concludes that railroad companies had sufficient interest in land beneath its rights-of-way to grant easement and collect rent from pipeline companies. 		Real Property Nov. 6, 2014
Aspen Grove Condominium Association v. CNL Income Northstar LLC
Ski resort must remove water retention basin, which caused continuous damage to downhill condominium units due to water overflow and seepage. 		Real Property Nov. 3, 2014
First California Bank v. McDonald
Bank is not entitled to deficiency judgment against debtors who did not consent to disposal of one of two properties securing the loan. 		Real Property Oct. 26, 2014
Bowman v. California Coastal Commission
Court may not require property owner to dedicate coastal easement as condition of obtaining development permit, where easement amounts to unconstitutional taking. 		Real Property Oct. 23, 2014
Burien LLC v. Wiley
Landlord cannot circumvent local rent control laws by converting rent-controlled apartment building to condominiums and obtaining new certificate of occupancy. 		Real Property Oct. 22, 2014
Blueberry Properties LLC v. Chow
Trial court properly appoints court clerk as elisor to execute necessary documents to effectuate sale of property on behalf of recalcitrant seller. 		Real Property Oct. 22, 2014
Jones v. Wachovia Bank
Homeowners may not sue bank after foreclosure where they did not detrimentally rely on alleged verbal promise to postpone date of trustee sale. 		Real Property Oct. 21, 2014
Willemsen v. Mitrosilis
Property purchaser may not sue lender’s appraiser for negligent misrepresentation, when appraisal was intended only to assist lender in analyzing loan for property. 		Real Property Oct. 15, 2014
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