Given the litigious environment in California, employers operating in the state are in great need of enforceable general release terms in severance and settlement agreements. California employers ...

Section 1950.7 of the California Civil Code provides that if a security deposit in a commercial lease exceeds the first and last month’s rent and is used to cover only defaults in the payment of rent, ...

California Civil Code Section 4525 requires specific important disclosures be provided to members upon request, to give to prospective buyers. Well-run HOAs should have these many disclosures readily ...

While California statutes do not provide general canons of statutory construction, readers can find in the California Civil Code “Maxims of Jurisprudence”. These maxims are set forth in Division 4, ...

Question: I’m older than 80 and after two decades have finally just learned to maneuver my way through the Davis-Stirling Act, Civil Code sections 1350-1378. Now I’m told these codes I finally ...

Founded in 1912, the California Law Review was the first student law journal published west of Illinois. The Review is published six times a year, in January, March, May, July, October, and December.

Question: A friend told me that if the first day of the month falls on a weekend or holiday, I don’t have to pay my apartment rent until the next business day. Is this true? Answer: Your friend is ...

California Civil Code Section 4525 requires specific important disclosures be provided to members upon request, to give to prospective buyers. Well-run HOAs should have these many disclosures readily ...