Legal
Landlord-Tenant Law
Two individuals who stayed at a San Dimas hotel challenged the hotel’s practice of enforcing a maximum 28-day stay policy. Under this policy, guests were required to check out and completely vacate the property for at least three days before
An assisted living residence operated by the defendant charged new residents a one-time “community fee” upon admission. The agreement stated that this fee was intended to cover upfront staff administrative costs, the resident’s initial service coordination plan, move-in assistance, and
The dispute arose after a tenant leased a residential property from a management company in West Fargo, North Dakota. After a disagreement involving a pet-related charge, the tenant failed to pay October rent. The management company served a notice to
A tenant and her adult son rented a house in Arlington, Virginia, for a year. Several months into the lease, they noticed water leaking through a skylight and informed the landlord. The landlord and a contractor inspected the skylight and
A married couple leased a commercial property from a landlord for use as a salon. As their lease approached expiration in March 2020, one of the tenants decided to retire, and the COVID-19 pandemic led to a state-issued stay-at-home order.
Real Estate & Property Law
A non-governmental organization challenged a county planning department’s approval of a family transfer exemption that allowed a landowner to divide an 80-acre tract of land into eight parcels, gifting them to family members. The organization alleged that the planning department
Several landowners in Indiana, who acquired their properties subject to agreements made in 1959, sought to enroll their land in a federal conservation program. During the process, a title examination revealed that Trunkline Gas Company held easements over their properties,
The dispute arose from a contract signed on May 12, 2021, under which Kindra Cooper agreed to purchase a house from Highland Rim Investments, LLC. Delays in closing led the parties to enter into three extensions, but the sale never
A married couple purchased a residential property in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1988. Their lot bordered land owned by a company and its predecessor entities. After moving in, the couple began using and improving a portion of the neighboring company’s land—referred
The case concerns a dispute arising from a real estate transaction involving an 80-acre property in Livermore, California. Guinnane Construction Co., Inc. entered into a contract to purchase an interest in the property from the Petersons, after being assigned the
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