Transfer on Death Deed (TOD) On January 1, 2016 Assembly Bill 139 went into effect in California allowing a non-probate method for conveying real property upon death, now known as a Revocable Transfer on Death Deed (“TOD Deed”). This deed is really just a future...
In previous blog posts, Schorr Law discussed the effect of a void deed transferring property in California. Today, I discuss the distinctions between a void deed and a voidable deed and how it affects your ability remove the cloud on title against a subsequent bona...
An equitable servitude is a legal term that is used, in the context of real property, to describe a non-possessory interest in land that operates much like a covenant running with the land. In other words, it operates very much like a restriction on the use of land....
How To Deal with Quitclaim Deed Fraud? According to a recent ABA Journal article, some Court clerks are developing methods to deal with quitclaim deed fraud. Specifically, the ABA notes that: Anyone who wishes to generally can file a document at the county courthouse,...
What is an Elisor in California? Sometimes situations present themselves where a party needs a deed or other key document signed but a party to a case or a defaulted party to case refuses to cooperate. In these situations, the person can petition the court to have a...
Generally speaking, an easement is an interest in the land of another that gives its owner the right to use another’s property or to prevent the use of the property by its owner. The land to which the easement attaches is called the dominant tenement; the land that is...
