One of my favorite old westerns is “El Dorado”. It stars John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. Yes, it has James Caan and Arthur Honeycutt. And more importantly, it has Charlotte Holt and the cutest Cary, Michelle and of course, the golden tunes of George Alexander singing the theme song.
Progressives in California, more than elsewhere, forget the history and inspiration behind the founding of the United States. Over every system of government – with divided powers among the three branches of government – reflects an effort to ensure that political power never becomes consolidated in one person or institution.
The below letter was sent to the Honorable Ben Allen, Henry Stern and Scott Wiener. Friends: Awhile back, I was invited by the Los Angeles County Jewish Federation to monitor and audit an online seminar. Senator Ben Allen participated.
DetailsQuestion One: I own a home in Redondo Beach, and the lease is up for renewal next month. We have informed the tenants that we are not renewing the lease and have asked them to move out. Can the current COVID restrictions give tenants the right to stay even after a lease expires? If the…
DetailsLandlords are always concerned about safety issues in their investment property. But there is no better time than during the holidays to remind your tenants of some basic steps they can take to keep themselves and the property they live in safe. Holiday decorations present many “opportunities” for landlords to encounter additional liability.
Landlords Are Not Forced to Renew a Lease Even in these COVID-19 times, landlords are not forced to renew a lease that is set to expire. Assuming your tenancy is not subject to a statute requiring good cause to evict, landlords are permitted to allow a lease to expire. In this situation, you should send…
DetailsContinued . . . Recession of 1970: Duration: 11 mos. GDP Decline: 0.6%. Peak Unemployment: 6.1%. 10yr T-Note Beg 7.65% / End 6.84%. The Fed’s inflation battle worked for the first half of the 1960s. From 1960 to 1965 America’s annual inflation rate averaged 1.32%. Then Congress began to pay down the deficit accrued during…
DetailsMy grandma taught me everything about Christmas. I was just a kid. I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb – “There is no Santa Claus,” jeered my sister. “Even dummies know that!”
Hello everybody. Tape recording telephone calls is back in our legal news. On October 7, 2020 the California Court of Appeal not only reaffirmed the existing laws, but expanded them in a most interesting way. But let’s review the basics and start with a True/False Pop Quiz as to whether landlords may tape record or…
DetailsLawsuits across the country are fighting an unjust war on landlords. The pandemic has brought an onslaught of lawsuits challenging an array of COVID-19 laws, from business shutdowns to prohibitions on church gatherings. While many of these harsh measures have begun to lift, governments at the local, state, and federal levels continue to extend bans…
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