You want to go into business by investing in real estate projects. Perhaps you’re looking to buy empty lots or old buildings and then develop them. You know there is a lot of money to be made, but you also need money to start the project, so you begin by looking for...
A lot of boundary disputes involve fences. For instance, you may believe that the new fence that the business owner who owns the property next to yours just put up is actually on the wrong lot. You think it’s a few yards onto your property, essentially allowing that...
In a perfect world, all residential tenants would be responsible people who take care of their apartment as if they owned it, would cause no careless damage beyond the ordinary “wear and tear,” would make very little or no noise and would always pay their rent on...
Tobacco consumption is not as common as it was just a few decades ago. An increase in public awareness about the risks of smoking combined with the increased cost of tobacco products has led to a tapering off of smoking in general and amenities targeted at smokers. ...
If there’s one word that describes the Los Angeles area (and of course, there are many), it’s “sprawling.” Commercial and residential development has moved further away from downtown Los Angeles and the primary areas where people lived and worked throughout at least...
Typically, only residential leases have clauses specifically addressing companion animals like dogs. Commercial leases usually don't talk about animals or pets at all. However, that has begun to change. Pet ownership has been on the rise in the United States in recent...
