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Rent Skimming under California Law

January 21, 2025 7:03 amJanuary 21, 2025 7:03 am

What is “rent skimming” and is it permissible under California law? In the Civil Code, Division 2, Part 2, Title 6, it covers rent skimming that can occur with real property. Section 890 defines the term to mean “using revenue...

The Verdict in a Trial by Jury

January 20, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 20, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure, in Part 2, Title 8, Chapter 4, Article 3, provides for the verdict in civil actions where there was a trial by jury. Section 624 specifies that the verdict of a jury is either general...

Levy and Lien Attachments in Civil Actions

January 19, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 19, 2025 9:23 pm

The Code of Civil Procedure, in Patt 2, Title 6.5, Chapter 8, Article 1, provides general provisions related to attachments used in California civil actions. Section 488.010 requires a writ of attachment to include five specified items of information. Section...

Interesting Preliminary Provisions of the Family Code

January 18, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 18, 2025 2:31 am

California’s over 155,000 statutes are contained in 29 separate Codes. The ninth alphabetically is the Family Code. All 29 Codes have general or preliminary provisions applicable to reading and interpreting that Code’s sections. In reviewing those introductory provisions contained in...

Judicial Officers and Holidays in California

January 17, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 17, 2025 2:31 am

California’s Code of Civil Procedure contains provisions related to judicial officers and judicial holidays. Part 1, Title 2, Chapter 5 contains miscellaneous provisions respecting courts of justice in this state. Section 182 provides that the heading to this chapter is...

Maximum Number of Bills in the California Legislature

January 16, 2025 2:31 amJanuary 16, 2025 2:32 am

Under prior rules of the Senate and Assembly in the California Legislature, during their 2-year Sessions, Assembly Members could introduce a maximum of 4,000 bills (50 bills x 80 members) and Senators could introduce a maximum of 1,600 bills (40...

Definitions for the Enforcement of Judgments Law

January 15, 2025 2:30 amJanuary 15, 2025 2:31 am

In the Code of Civil Procedure, Part 2, Title 9 deals with the enforcement of judgments in civil actions. Division 1, Chapter 1 provides a short title and definitions. Section 680.010 notes that this title is the Enforcement of Judgments...