On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, into law. The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, which passed in the U.S. Senate by a narrow 50-49 vote on March 6 and in the...more
3/16/2021
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L.A. to Legalize Residential Units Previously Created in Violation of Building Code -
On May 10, 2017, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that would permit previously unapproved dwelling...more
5/25/2017
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Gov. Brown Opposes Measure S -
In a statement published less than two weeks before Los Angeles' Consolidated Municipal and Special Elections to be held on March 7, 2017, California Gov. Jerry Brown came out in opposition...more
3/6/2017
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California Coastal Act Blocks Housing Project in Venice Despite Earlier Approvals -
Judge James C. Chalfant of the California Court of Appeal on Sept. 29, 2016, affirmed a lower court ruling denying a developer’s petition...more
10/10/2016
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FDIC Clarifies "Abandoned Foreclosures" Guidelines -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) clarified on March 2, 2016, its existing guidelines with respect to the decision by any FDIC-supervised institution to...more
Supreme Court of California Makes Mortgage Due Diligence More Difficult -
The Supreme Court of California ruled that borrowers have standing to challenge a foreclosure on the grounds that an assignment of the mortgage...more