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Rodrigues v. Super. Ct. of Santa Clara County

Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
Relief from a default judgment, granted when the defaulting party's attorney files an affidavit attesting that the default was the product of his...

Gardenhire v. Super. Ct. of Santa Clara County

Property Law & Real Estate
In a probate action to resolve competing claims to a parcel of real property, plaintiff's challenge to the revocation of a trust by will is dismissed...

In re the Marriage of Weaver

Family Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Plaintiff-husband is entitled to reimbursement of the downpayment on a house where substantial evidence establishes that husband and wife's original...

City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Abrams

Civil Rights, Communications Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
An individual may not enforce the limitations on local zoning authority, set forth in section 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act, through an action...

Brinley v. LPP Mortgage, LTD.

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a bankruptcy action to avoid the judgment lien of a creditor, the district court incorrectly determined the extent to which defendant-creditor's...

Arias v. Katella Townhouse Homeowners Ass'n

Attorney's Fees, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Remedies
In a suit alleging a failure to maintain the common areas of a condominium project, the trial court correctly determined that plaintiff was the...

IN RE: FERANDOS

Bankruptcy Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A mortgage does not qualify for the anti-modification protection afforded by 11 U.S.C. section 1322(b)(2) when it is secured by rents and an escrow...

CACHO v. BOUDREAU

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Landlord Tenant Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Mobilehome park owners in a rent control jurisdiction may not charge their individual mobilehome residents for a proportional share of the costs of a...

BROWN v. PROF'L CMTY MGMT.

Consumer Protection Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Dismissal of plaintiff's complaint, challenging the legality of fees charged by defendant-management company for providing collection services to a...

JONES v. UNION BANK OF CAL.

Attorney's Fees, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action arising out of a mortgage foreclosure, the award of attorney's fees to defendant-bank is affirmed where plaintiffs-borrowers failed to...