California’s Elder Abuse Statute in the Context of Real Property Litigation Sadly, elders in California are often treated poorly including being abused, abandoned, and neglected. To combat “elder abuse”, the California Legislature enacted Welfare & Institutions...
Home Title Fraud Defined Home title fraud is a crime that occurs when someone fraudulently replaces your name on the title to your property with their name. Home title fraud is gaining traction as information about people becomes more accessible online. It is...
How to Identify Predatory Professionals and Straw Buyers How can you identify a predatory professional and/or a straw buyer? There are many types of civil fraud involving real estate. One such type of fraud is when real estate or mortgage professionals (“Predatory...
Statute of Frauds In Real Estate The Statute of Frauds is a legal principle that requires certain types of contracts to be in writing in order to be enforceable. The Statute of Frauds is intended to prevent fraud and misunderstandings by requiring that key terms of...
What can or do you do when you find out you have fraudulent liens on your property? Which steps can you take to resolve the issue? How could this have happened to you? These are all questions that will probably go through your mind the moment you realize there has...
Our real estate fraud attorneys at Schorr Law are frequently called upon to resolve all sorts of fraudulent real estate deals. We have a lot of experience dealing with real estate scams that even the smartest people fall for. 1. Forged Deeds The most common scam we...
