Do you remember the story of The Princess and the Pea? A young woman approaches a castle at night requesting lodging. Of course the resident is a handsome young prince, and the wandering woman claims to be a princess. Doubting her, the prince’s mother places a dried...
Years ago a young couple rented a charming little 1930s house on a large wooded lot. Their elderly landlord was also their next-door-neighbor, who built his much larger custom home to take advantage of sunset views. When the landlord decided to sell the smaller home,...
No. Imagine a situation in which the landlord of your Section 8 rental adds charges to the rent not outlined in your agreement. Section 8 housing (known in California as the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, mandates rents on a strict formula. Anything veering...
The Monterey Pine (Pinus radiata) is a coniferous evergreen tree that grows about 6.5 feet per year when young, reaching heights of 50-100 feet in the wild. Native to Central California, in ideal conditions it can grow to 200 feet tall. This is how a towering tree...
One meaning of the word prescriptive is “a right having become legally accepted or established by usage over a period of time.” An easement in legal terms is a “right to cross or otherwise use a piece of property for a specified purpose.” Samples of prescriptive...
