Real Estate

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Real Estate

Settled neighbor dispute involving damage caused by a fallen tree to walls, driveway, foundation and house.
Settled a neighbor dispute involving premises liability and negligence claims.
Settled neighbor dispute involving the unauthorized entry on to a neighbor’s property to chop down a tree and shrubs obstructing the view.
Settled a neighbor dispute involving the unauthorized entry on to a neighbor’s property to cut down a tree whose roots were raising up and destroying the driveway and pavers and an adjacent block wall.
Settled several breach of lease actions (15+).
Handled a breach of real estate purchase and sale agreement, misrepresentations regarding preexisting code violations. Motion for Summary Judgement granted on statute of limitations grounds.
Tried a breach of contract and fraud in the purchase and sale of residential real property action. Jury verdict.
Handled a breach of contract and negligence by real estate brokers action regarding representations and warranties. Motion for Summary Judgment granted on statute of limitations grounds.
Tried a partition of real property action between siblings. Accounting also completed. Court trial.
Tried a real property dispute between neighbors involving partition, breach of contract, conversion, Statute of Frauds and declaratory relief. Court trial.
Handled real property dispute regarding whether a neighbor had a right of way over the other’s property. Claims for declaratory relief, trespass, and diminution in value.
Handled breach of a loan and repayment plan. Motion for Summary Judgment granted.
Tried a sale of real property action involving fraud, breach of contract, failure to cooperate in the loan process, and destruction of property without authorization. Court trial.
Handled foreclosure of mechanic’s lien, fraud, breach of roofing contract, breach of personal guarantees, and subcontractor contracts on three commercial properties.
Handled action involving a real estate partnership agreement. Breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, fraudulent concealment, violation of Civil Code § 1102, and breach of contract claims. The action also involved real estate brokers and their negligence in failing to disclose known defects during the sale.
Handled action involving a breach of a real estate purchase and sale agreement and agency agreement where agent was not paid commission.
Handled action involving the destruction of exterior improvements by a neighboring condominium owners. Vandalism, trespass and injunctive relief sought.
Handled action involving a bank against a developer owner and real estate brokers for breach of contract negligence, and breach of fiduciary duty.
Handled an action involving a real estate sales contract with claims of breach of contract, conversion, fraudulent conveyance, and constructive trust.
Handled an action involving the operation of a competing restaurant in the same shopping mall with claims of breach of lease, injunctive relief.
Tried an unlawful detainer action involving commercial real estate.
Handled an action involving a breach of commercial lease where possession was n longer an issue.
Handled an action involving a neighbor dispute with claims for adverse possession, injunctive relief and trespass regarding a concrete wall and fence.
Handled an unlawful detainer action involving breach of lease- warranty of habitability and breach of quiet enjoyment, retaliatory eviction, and intentional infliction of emotional distress where eviction affected plaintiff’s tax preparation business.
Handled breach of residential real estate sales agreement and breach of the broker’s agreement.
Tried neighbor dispute involving a fence, vegetation and other structures on adjacent property. Clams included trespass, nuisance, declaratory relief.
Handled an action involving a failure to disclose known defects in real property before the close of escrow. Claims included breach of contract, negligence.
Handled a breach of escrow agreement action when escrow and purchase of the property fell through against escrow agent and co.
Tried an action involving a city suing a homeowner for violation of its HOA rules and regulations and building without permits. (Court Trial).
Handled breach of lease action involving restrictive covenants within the lease that a prohibited a competing store in the same business to lease space in the same strip mall. Involved two furniture stores.
Tried an action involving a breach of lease with option to buy contract between brokers with violation of the Home Equity Sale Contract Act, quiet title, unjust enrichment and accounting claims. (Court Trial).
Handled a breach of contract action involving the sale of residential real property by broker without authority to bind the client. Claims also included breach of fiduciary duty.
Handled an action involving a real property dispute, coverage and appraisals.
Tried an action involving a family dispute over ownership and control of real property located in Inglewood after father’s death. The claims included partition, fraud, breach of oral contract, reformation of deed, intentional infliction of emotional distress, specific performance, quiet title, and accounting.
Handled an action involving a breach of lease and whether tenant improvements were constructed and completed as set forth in the designs and architectural drawings or whether the tenant improvements remained unfinished at the time the tenants took possession.
Handled an action involving the breach of a purchase and sale of real property agreement with additional claim for specific performance, and declaratory relief.
Handled action involving a breach of a promissory note involving commercial real property for non-payment on monthly payments.
Handled an action involving a breach of a family partnership involving real estate other family transactions including unpaid taxes and breach of fiduciary duty claims.
Tried a breach of the homeowner’s rules and regulations involving misuse of the designated guest parking. Claims included breach of contract and negligence.
Handled an action involving dispute between family members regarding real property and who is entitled to proceeds with partition and declaratory relief claims.
Handled an action involving a dispute over ownership of real property after mother passed away between brother and sister with partition and declaratory relief claims.
Handled a breach of a commercial real estate purchase agreement action and whether assignments were allowed under the agreement. Also involved claims for negligence, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.
Handled a partition action after the death of the father of the family between the live-in girlfriend and relatives regarding the proceeds.
Handled a partition action after the death of the father of the family between the step-daughter and other relatives regarding the proceeds.
Handled an action involving the distribution of sales proceeds from a real property sale amongst creditor claimants and determination of priority of liens.
Handled an action involving the determination of whether a valid binding agreement was reached in an underlying breach of lease action with declaratory relief, injunctive relief, promissory estoppel and breach of contract claims.
Handled an action involving a dispute between neighbors in a breach community regarding a driveway that crosses over a portion of the over neighbor’s property with claims for quiet title, adverse possession, prescriptive easement, easement by implication or necessity.
Handled an action involving the breach of a residential lease on a home in Rancho Palos Verdes with claims of negligent maintenance of premises, and breach of the warranty of habitability.
Handled an action involving a neighbor dispute caused when the defendant cutdown tree limbs causing a tree to die, and cutting down rose bushes and disabling a gate which were located in part on plaintiff and defendants adjacent properties with trespass, quiet title, nuisance and adverse possession claims.
Handled a quiet title action on a home in Rowland Heights involving family members.
Handled a breach of lease action by tenant for breach of implied warranty of habitability, and nuisance, negligent maintenance.
Tried a commercial unlawful detainer with over $50,000 owed.
Handled an action involving a breach of lease and personal guaranty for failure to pay.
Handled a breach of lease action involving respiratory problems resulting from exposure to mold in an apartment with negligence, constructive eviction, nuisance, and breach of the warranty of habitability.
Handled an action involving a breach of a commercial lease for failure to pay rent.
Handled a breach of lease and amenities contract action against landlord for destruction of visitor and telephone logs by receptionist provided by landlord with interference with prospective contractual relations and breach of the UCL.
Handled a breach of commercial lease and breach of personal guaranty action for failure to pay monthly rent with additional acclaims for conversion and claim and delivery.
Handled a breach of lease action for unpaid rent.
Handled a breach of a commercial lease action for a fitness club for failure to disclose ongoing construction at adjacent property affecting the business, with additional acclaims for fraud, negligence and rescission.
Handled a breach of commercial lease for a restaurant for failure to pay.
Handled action involving the sale of a condominium and distribution of funds post sale with priority of creditors an issue.
Handled an action involving the sale of an apartment building, use of forged signature for an out-of-state loan against the property and then the property was sold by the party who forged the signature to a third party. Involved claims for quiet title, cancellation of instruments, declaratory relief, slander of title, constructive trust, unjust enrichment, indemnity and fraud.
Tried an action involving tax and accounting services and a failure to reimburse for monies paid for real property taxes but not owed. COURT TRIAL
Tried a breach of contract and fraud action involving two pieces of real property that plaintiff signed over to defendants based upon misrepresentations regarding aid in obtaining a second mortgage on one property and sell the other when defendant sold the property to himself at a greatly discounted under market value price with additional claims for quiet title, cancellation of deeds, slander of title, and declaratory relief. COURT TRIAL
Handled a partition and ejectment action involving co-owners of real property and dispute over possession rights.
Tried partition and quiet title action involving a dispute over ownership of real property with additional claims for fraud and constructive trust. COURT TRIAL
Handled a breach of a real estate commission action involving the sale of real property in Hermosa Beach and failure to pay commissions due with additional claims for false promise, account stated and unjust enrichment.
Handled a breach of a real estate purchase and sales agreement action involving a failure to disclose cracks in the foundation and other issues with a home in Torrance with additional claims for fraud, negligent misrepresentation and violation of Bus. & Prof. Code §17200.
Handled post judgment claims by several individuals and a church to the right of possession of real property.
Handled a breach of the CC&Rs action against a homeowner for playing loud music and threatening others on premises with additional claims for nuisance, trespass and injunctive relief.
Tried a quiet title and fraud action involving forged title documents causing transfer of title without consent for a home in Griffith Park.
Handled a breach of commercial lease action for failure to make rental payments.
Handled a breach of lease action involving removal of property from apartment for failure to pay rent and failure to maintain the property.
Handled a breach of a real estate sales agreement action for failure to close escrow.
Handled a neighbor quiet title and trespass action involving a wall built on part of plaintiff ‘s property over the property line.
Handled a breach of commercial lease.
Handled a family dispute involving ownership of several properties after death of patriarch after unauthorized changes in title surfaced with claims for conversion, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, trespass and quiet title.
Handled a neighbor dispute involving cutting down a neighbor’s tress without permission with claims for trespass and negligence.
Handled neighbor dispute regarding the ability to cross over a neighbor’s land to access property where neighbor erected a fence blocking access with claims for quiet title, equitable easement and injunctive relief.
Handled a partition action between co-owners involving claims that defendant was not applying rental income to mortgage loan payment or to pay property taxes with additional claims for declaratory relief and accounting.
Handled a quiet title, breach of contract and unjust enrichment action involving the purchase of real property in Arcadia by step son and whether deceased father and step sister loaned him the money to buy the home.
Handled a breach of contract and fraud action for failure to pay commission to real estate broker.
Tried a resulting trust and declaratory relief action involving the purchase of real property together but the property was not placed in both names because of bad credit and then defendant sold the property without plaintiff’s consent. COURT TRIAL
Handled a breach of partnership and dissolution action for the purchase of an apartment building in El Segundo where personal payments could not be accounted for.
Handled an action involving claims to ownership and possession of real property.
Handled an action involving a family dispute over the percentage of proceeds each family member is entitled to regarding real property.
Handled a quiet title action involving a condominium owned by joint tenants.
Handled a quiet title action involving equitable subrogation on real property owned by debtor.
Handled a quiet title action involving numerous lenders vying for priority and one of the lenders failed to record its deed of trust.
Handled an action seeking specific performance the sale of commercial property.
Handled a breach of contract action involving the sale of real property.
Handled a breach of contract action involving a transfer of real property in exchange for having an honors program named after the donor.
Handled a fraud and breach of fiduciary duty action involving the purchase of an elderly person’s real property at far below market value while acting as a personal representative and advisor with additional claims for conversion, constructive trust and accounting.
Handled a breach of contract and negligence action involving a negligent appraisal of real property.
Handled a breach of lease action involving the subletting of a premises without landlord consent and after improvements made to property by the subletting party.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer action.
Handled a breach of lease action for failure to pay monthly rent.
Handled a breach of lease and option to buy action involving improvements and remodeling performed on a duplex and the landlord then refused to sell it.
Handled a neighbor dispute action involving roots from hedges encroaching on a neighbor’s property causing damage to sprinkler system with claims for nuisance, trespass and negligence.
Handled a neighbor dispute action involving an unpermitted fence that blocked an easement with claims for quiet title, trespass, equitable easement and injunctive relief.
Handled a breach of contract action involving the joint purchase of a property with agreement that each would contribute funds to the purchase, but defendant failed to do so and sublet the property to friends and never accounted for the rent with claims for partition, accounting and declaratory relief.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer.
Handled a breach of contract and partition action involving the purchase of a property as joint tenants but one party’s name was omitted from the deed.
Handled a breach of a commercial lease where water leaks damaged products.
Handled a neighbor boundary dispute involving the building of a surfing shed compound with harassing signs pointed at neighbor with claims for quiet title, nuisance and declaratory relief.
Handled an elder abuse, fraud and quiet title action against the half sister of decedent who agreed to administer decedent’s estate and then took personal property from the estate and transferred title into her own name.
Handled a breach of lease action involving exposure to toxic mold and retaliatory eviction for complaining about the mold.
Handled a neighbor dispute involving damage caused by water intrusion, noise during construction of a new home, a fence constructed over the property line, and pointing flood lights at the neighbor’s windows with claims for nuisance, trespass and negligence.
Handled a neighbor dispute involving a dispute over the property line and the construction of a wall encroaching on plaintiff’s property in Torrance with claims for trespass, nuisance and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Handled a breach of a purchase and sale agreement action involving a 390-unit apartment project where the sale fell through because financing was not confirmed by the broker though he said it was with additional claims for breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and fraud.
Handled a breach of commercial lease action involving an unauthorized subcontract with an LAX shuttle company without the landlord’s permission with additional claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence.
Handled breach of real estate sales agreement action for failure to close with additional claims for specific performance, and negligent misrepresentation.
Handled a fraud and quiet title action brought by son involving the quitclaim of 20 properties the day before the owner died of colon cancer by defendant.
Handled a breach of lease action involving property damage caused by ongoing construction improvements at a shopping center.
Handled a breach of lease action involving early termination of lease.
Handled a breach of lease and premises liability action involving bed bugs infestation.
Handled a breach of real estate sales agreement action for failure to pay all installment payments.
Handled a neighbor dispute involving the cutting of trees without permission.
Handled a breach of lease action for failure to pay.
Tried a commercial unlawful detainer action. COURT TRIAL
Handled a breach of lease action involving a failure to pay rent.
Handled a breach of lease action involving poor conditions at a home in Hermosa Beach.
Tried a quiet title action involving joint tenants who agreed to jointly buy a property with one performing all of the renovations which were never completed. COURT TRIAL
Handled a wrongful eviction action from a substance abuse center.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer action.
Handled a wrongful eviction action from a motel.
Handled breach of lease action involving cockroach, rat and bed bug infestation with additional claims for fraud, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Handled a breach of commercial lease for negligently serving a notice to quit where the rent was paid in full.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer.
Handled a quiet title and declaratory relief action involving a verbal agreement that decedent would buy property and hold for defendants until they got back on their feet financially, but he died before the transfer back could occur.
Handled a breach of lease and negligence action involving exposure to toxic mold and injuries to all family members.
Handled a partition and accounting action between co-tenant owners.
Handled an unlawful detainer action.
Handled an action to set aside an unlawful detainer judgment and trustee’s sale in underlying action.
Handled a breach of lease action for failure to pay rent due.
Tried an action involving partition and breach of fiduciary duty regarding a co-owned property.
Handled a breach of lease action involving building and safety violations at an apartment building in Redondo Beach.
Handled a breach of lease and premises liability action involving injuries caused by an infestation of bed bugs, cockroaches, and rats, faulty wiring, and a leaky roof.
Handled a fraud, quiet title, and breach of contract action involving the purchase of a ranch in Chatsworth with equal contributions to the down payment, one purchaser obtained the loan since the other had bad credit, and the parties agreed to put both names on the deed after the close of escrow, but the deed of trust was never revised.
Handled a breach of commercial lease for failure to timely deliver possession and dispute over amounts spent for tenant improvements.
Handled a breach of lease and nuisance action involving injuries caused by bed bug infestation and health and safety violations.
Handled a neighbor dispute action involving tree growing over the property line and on to a neighbor’s property and causing property damage to sidewalk with claims for negligence, nuisance and trespass.
Tried a breach of lease action involving the theft of two fixtures - a canopy and industrial generator when tenants left.
Handled a quiet title, fraud accounting, and unjust enrichment action involving the transfer of interest in real property to a fellow prison inmate to avoid debts.
Tried a commercial unlawful detainer action.
Handled a wrongful eviction and breach of lease action where the tenant was up to date on rental payments.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer action.
Handled a residential unlawful detainer action in Hawthorne.
Handled an unlawful detainer action involving residential property.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer action.
Handled a breach of lease and negligence action involving damages caused by water leaks at a shopping center.
Tried a neighbor dispute regarding boundary lines. COURT TRIAL
Handled a breach of purchase and sale of real property contract action for failure to return down payment.
Handled breach of lease action involving an apartment in a dilapidated condition and failure to repair.
Handled a breach of lease and breach of personal guaranty action for failure to pay rent and cross claims for breach of lease for failure to complete all required tenant improvements.
Tried a quiet title action of a 500 square foot strip of land in a backyard that was purchased at a tax lien sale and rent demanded by purchased. COURT TRIAL
Handled a breach of lease and negligence action for damages caused by a fire at an apartment building.
Handled a breach of commercial lease action for failure to pay rent.
Tried a commercial unlawful detainer action. COURT TRIAL
Tried a partition and declaratory relief action involving the joint purchase of a home with agreement one living at the property would pay all expenses and the other lent credit history to qualify for the loan, but payments were not all made. COURT TRIAL
Handled a breach of contract and quiet title action involving sale of property in Santa Monica where money was paid, but the owner refused to give up possession of the property.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer action.
Handled a wrongful eviction action involving squatters.
Handled a breach of a commercial lease for failure to pay rent.
Handled a conversion, unjust enrichment, quiet title, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty action involving the theft of money obtained from a lawsuit and in annuities by parents of adopted child to buy a home in parents name only without notice or authorization.
Tried a family dispute over ownership of property in Inglewood with claims for quiet title, specific performance, unjust enrichment and declaratory relief.
Tried an unlawful detainer action.
Handled a breach of real estate purchase contract action of a Rancho Palos Verdes home but the owner demanded more money.
Handled an unlawful detainer action.
Handled a breach of lease action for failure to pay rent.
Handled a neighbor nuisance, quiet title and trespass action involving the destruction of a block wall, palm tree, brick walkway and tree planter.
Handled an unlawful detainer action.
Handled a breach of lease, fraud and breach of the warranty of habitability action.
Handled a breach of a commercial lease.
Handled a breach of contract, quiet title, fraud and rescission when title was transferred as collateral for a personal loan from a friend.
Handled a quiet title and declaratory relief action involving an interest in property that was never recorded.
Handled a breach of lease action involving a failure to honor an extension clause in the lease and injunctive relief to prevent eviction.
Handled a petition to sell property to satisfy an underlying judgment.
Handled a partition action of a home in Hawthorne to satisfy an underlying judgment.
Handled a breach of commercial lease action for failure to rent due.
Tried a breach of commercial lease for damages to premises.
Tried a family dispute involving ownership of real property with claims for partition, accounting and cancellation of instruments.
Tried a neighbor dispute involving a brick wall over the property line in Manhattan Beach.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer action.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer.
Handled a breach of a commercial lease and fraud.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer action.
Handled a family dispute involving a property receivership with breach of contract, unjust enrichment and injunctive relief claims.
Handled a fraudulent transfer and declaratory relief action involving the transfer of property in Wrightwood after a judgment is entered.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer.
Handled a cancellation of instruments, fraud and accounting action involving a fraudulent delinquent assessment that was used to cause the sale of a condominium.
Handled a breach of a commercial lease.
Tried a family dispute involving ownership and control of numerous properties with claims for quiet title, partition, negligence, breach o fiduciary duty, fraud, conversion, and fraudulent conveyance. COURT TRIAL
Handled a residential unlawful detainer.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer action.
Handled a breach of lease for a restaurant and breach of personal guaranty for failure to pay amounts due.
Handled a breach of a commercial lease action.
Handled an unlawful detainer.
Handled a quiet title, constructive trust and cancellation of instruments action to avoid foreclosures on four loans on four properties.
Handled a breach of contract, fraud and specific performance action involving an agreement to provide for partner for life and buy properties together, but all of the properties were only in one name.
Handled a breach of a short sale agreement of a home in Hawthorne for refusal to allow home inspection.
Tried a breach of commercial lease action.
Handled a breach of a real estate purchase agreement of a multi-unit apartment building.
Handled a breach of a real estate purchase agreement involving a dual agent and failure to complete required in the escrow documents.
Handled a breach of lease, nuisance, and negligence action involving cockroach and bed bug infestations.
Handled an unlawful detainer action with possession still at issue.
Handled an action against a city for cutting landscaping down to a level below that mandated by municipal codes and breaking other items on the property without the property owners consent with claims for negligence, trespass to chattels, conversion and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Handled a breach of a real estate purchase agreement action for failure to disclose “stray voltage “ issues and unsafe magnetic fields caused by a nearby substation with claims for fraudulent concealment and negligent misrepresentation.
Handled a breach of residential lease of property in Manhattan beach for failure illegal lockout and entry, fraud, conversion, trespass to chattels and declaratory relief.
Tried a fraud, quiet title and fraudulent conveyance action regarding property in Los Angeles. JURY TRIAL.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer action.
Handled a breach of lease action for failure to pay and cross-claims for breach of warranty of habitability, breach of implied covenant of quiet enjoyment, disability discrimination and constructive.
Handled a petition to reduce the percentage of votes need to amend CC&Rs of a homeowner’s association.
Handled a neighbor dispute in a condominium complex regarding the use of common areas with claims for nuisance, negligence and infliction of emotional distress.
Handled a fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract action involving the purchase of real property and a failure to disclose defects in a property during escrow.
Handled a neighbor dispute involving a low fence constructed over the property line and onto a grassy median on plaintiffs’ property which impeded plaintiffs from opening their car doors with claims for trespass and negligence.
Handled a breach of lease action involving a medical building for overcharging the wrong amount per square footage.
Handled a breach of lease action for failure to pay rent with related quiet title action.
Handled a breach of storage space lease for failure to pay rent with cross claims for conversion of personal property - contents of storage space, trespass to chattels, fraud and negligence.
Handled an action for the sale of a dwelling to satisfy a judgment.
Handled a neighbor dispute regarding a strip of land between two parcels in Hermosa Beach and whether there is a prescriptive easement to use the parcel as a walkway and to place flower boxes with claims for quiet title and declaratory relief.
Handled breach of lease agreement and retaliatory eviction for failure to pay.
Handled a breach of lease, retaliatory eviction, conversion of personal property action after plaintiff vacated premises against landlord.
Handled an inverse condemnation of property by the city and deprivation of civil rights claims.
Handled a breach of residential lease for failure to disclose major remodel to commence at the apartment complex that would disrupt the plaintiff’s at-home work place with additional claims for nuisance, and breach of the implied covenant of quiet enjoyment.
Handled a declaratory relief and cancellation of written instrument action involving a reconveyance of a deed through a forged signature.
Handled a breach of a restoration agreement action involving damage caused by flooding for failure to pay for work completed.
Handled a breach of contract and fraud action involving gardening and changes to windows in violation of the CC&Rs of a condominium complex HOA.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer.
Handled breach of real estate sales agreement action with additional claims for fraud, quiet title, unjust enrichment.
Handled a breach of contract action for the sale of commercial property for failure to pay all amounts due.
Handled an action seeking to set aside a fraudulent transfer of real property specified in an underlying judgment.
Handled a neighbor dispute involving the removal of two Eucalyptus tress on the property line with claims for nuisance, declaratory relief and injunctive relief.
Handled a trespass and negligence action involving the cutting down of a neighbor’s tress without permission.
Handled a breach of lease action involving injuries caused by exposure to mold due to ongoing plumbing issues.
Handled a dispute between two factions of parishioners at a church involving the sale of real property.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer action.
Handled a breach of contract action involving a failure to disclose code violations regarding electrical, plumbing, windows, doors, sanitation and fire safety regarding a real estate purchase.
Handled a negligence action involving damage caused to an adjacent landowner when a water line broken during tree removal and subsequent mold exposure.
Handled a breach of a contract and fraud action involving deposit of the entire purchase price and failure to return the money when escrow did not close.
Handled a breach of lease action involving additional claims for fraud, rescission, restitution and unjust enrichment where the commercial lease was for a hair salon but the property was not zoned for this purpose.
Handled an unlawful detainer action.
Handled a breach of a commercial lease action with over $150,000 owed.
Handled a quiet title action between siblings and other family members after parents passed away.
Handled an action for conversion and accounting involving personal property disposed of after plaintiff required to leave an apartment due to unlawful detainer judgment and was not allowed to retrieve it.
Handled a breach of lease action involving plumbing and electrical problems with additional claims for breach of the warranty of habitability and slander and libel for statements made about plaintiff.
Handled breach of a real estate sales agreement case where issue was whether all proper parties were named in the escrow documents or had authority to act with additional claims for fraud, negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.
Handled two related actions involving a former relationship and who own different personal property, real property, and who owes on various outstanding bills.
Handled an action involving whether a trustee exceeded his powers in selling certain real property with quiet title, breach of contract, cancellation of written instrument and breach of contract involved.
Handled an action involving certain covenants and restrictions related to a common interest development at a condominium complex by the beach.
Handled an action to adjoining commercial landowners, a fast food chicken restaurant, and a strip mall and the building of a fence on a common driveway with trespass, nuisance and intentional interference with business relations claims, and claims of intimidation and physical altercations with customers.
Handled action involving a condominium owner against the HOA and its insurer for damages caused after the entire complex was re-roofed and leaks occurred causing damage with breach of implied contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, concealment, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and violation of Bus. & Prof. Code §17200.
Tried an action regarding ownership of a home in Manhattan Beach between two former spouses, one living in Australia. COURT TRIAL.
Handled a commercial unlawful detainer action involving a sublet without landlord’s permission.
Handled breach of commercial lease by restaurant for failure to pay rent.
Tried an injunctive relief action involving a city’s tree and foliage trimming and view ordinances. COURT TRIAL
Tried a residential unlawful detainer action.
Handled an action involving a failure to complete land surveying and obtain conditional use permit due to numerous delays.
Handled a breach of contract and fraud action involving the purchase of interests in buildings in Hollywood but partner did not pay in all amounts agreed to and then sold two of the buildings without consent after he was placed on title.
Handled a breach of real estate sales contract and fraud action involving a failure to disclose termite damage, dry rot, mold from long term roof leak.
Handled an action by a city against a homeowner make corrective repairs on a dilapidated home with numerous code violations and sale of home to pay for repairs undertaken by the city.
Handled a breach of contract action involving a failure to obtain permits for a sports court as a prerequisite to closing escrow.
Handled a fraud and breach of contract action involving the joint ownership of a 4-unit apartment building wherein half the interest was assigned to son and daughter in law who then got other elderly owner to unknowingly sign over his interest too with additional claims for partition, conversion, accounting and constructive trust.
Handled breach of residential remodel contract action in Redondo Beach for failure to pay all amounts due.
Handled a breach of contract, fraud and declaratory relief action against a homeowner’s association involving approvals for a roof deck which were later changed by adding numerous use restrictions on the deck after a disagreement.
Tried a declaratory and injunctive relief action involving neighbor medical suites and easements for pipes and wiring in the walls and ceiling to accommodate remodel. COURT TRIAL
Tried a breach of contract and fraud action for inducing transfer of title of deed based upon promise to pay purchase price. COURT TRIAL
Handled a nuisance and defamation action against a neighboring gym for making too much noise and cross action for battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Handled wrongful eviction action with additional claims for fraud and conspiracy to defraud.
Handled an injunctive relief action to enforce requirements in a homeowner’s CC&Rs for uniform doors and windows.
Handled a retaliatory eviction action for complaining about a handyman coming into an apartment without prior notice.
Handled a negligence action for failure to prepare a lease with all provisions required against real estate agent.
Handled a breach of commercial lease action or failure to pay rent.
Handled a fraud and breach of a real estate sales agreement action involving termination of a lease and completion of improvements requested by buyer and lost income when buyer backed out of the deal after substantial sums paid for work.
Handled a breach of a homeowner’s association’s CC&Rs action involving the failure to pay fees, with additional claims for declaratory relief regarding the validity of the association, its CC&Rs and assessments sought.
Handled a breach of an HOA’s CC& Rs, injunctive relief and declaratory relief action to remove an unauthorized air conditioning unit from a roof which is not strong enough to support the weight.
Handled a breach of lease and breach of a personal guaranty action for failure to pay over $207,000.
Handled a breach of lease and FEHA violations action involving unauthorized entry onto leased premises, harassment of tenant and then eviction for complaining to the police.
Handled a fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and negligence action involving an agent’s failure to disclose defects before close of escrow.
Handled a nuisance and intentional infliction of emotional distress claim involving injuries caused by construction noise and dust.
Tried a breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty action against a dual agent for failure to provide all real estate documents in a purchase of real property transaction and failure to have all documents translated into Spanish. COURT TRIAL
Handled a nuisance and injunctive relief action for renting home for parties and events without permits and in violation of municipal codes.
Handled a breach of commercial lease action.
Handled an age and gender discrimination action against the county for dismissal from ocean lifeguard candidate program.
Handled a fraud and conversion action involving a fraudulent signature on title through the assistance of a fraudulent notary.
Handled an injunctive and declaratory relief action involving the placement of a washer and dryer in a condominium against the association’s CC&Rs.
Handled a breach of commercial lease involving over $150,000 in rent owed.
Handled a breach of a homeowner association’s CC&R’s for excessive noise.
Handled a fraud action involving a property management agreement of a family owned apartment complex.
Handled a breach of contract action amongst siblings for the purchase of real property with quiet title, declaratory relief, injunctive relief, breach of fiduciary duty and money lent claims.
Handled an action seeking to reduce the number of votes required for changes to the CC&R’s of a homeowner’s association.
Handled a breach of lease action involving an executive rental agreement and failure to pay rent.
Handled an action involving a dispute over roadway access between two office buildings on Ventura Blvd with claims for quiet title, equitable easement, declaratory relief, nuisance, and intentional interference with contractual relations.
Handled a nuisance abatement action brought by a city against the homeowners with subsequent sale to reimburse for expenses incurred n correcting code violations on the property located in Hawthorne.
Handled a breach of commercial lease action for failure to disclose environmental restriction with additional claims for fraud, indemnity, and professional negligence against real estate agent.
Handled a nuisance abatement action brought by a city against the homeowners with subsequent sale to reimburse for expenses incurred n correcting code violations on the property located in Hawthorne.
Handled a breach of lease action involving injuries sustained from bed bugs and cockroaches and failure to fumigate, maintain and repair the premises located in downtown Los Angeles including a broken elevator
Handled an action between family members regarding ownership rights to three properties one with eighteen units, the second with twenty units and the third with nine units in Los Angeles with claims for quiet title, breach of oral contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, accounting, battery and unjust enrichment.
Handled unlawful detainer action after foreclosure sale.
Handled a breach of commercial lease action involving leased automobile equipment that was not paid for with an additional claim for breach of a personal guaranty.
Handled a breach of commercial lease action involving landlord failure to consent to sublease.
Handled a forceable detainer action against children of decedent who at the time was hospitalized with a terminal illness and while his live-in girlfriend was visiting him in the hospital his children broke into the home and locked her out.
Handled a partition action involving several real and personal property converted after death of girlfriend.
Handled an action involving a dispute between adjacent landowners sharing a common driveway and access for their respective businesses.
Handled breach of a residential retirement home contract for failure to make monthly payments for rent, meals and services.
Handled an action involving a city that tried to force a homeowner to accept a design on her residential construction project.
Handled an action involving the dissolution of a commercial property partnership with additional claims for accounting, and partition.
Handled a fraud, breach of contract, predatory lending practices, and cancellation of instruments action involving qualification for two loans by a lender knowing that that the homeowner could not qualify for them and could not keep up with the payments.
Handled a breach of contract, fraud and specific performance action involving an agreement to complete build out of new home as part of escrow and when completed the buyers backed out.
Handled a family dispute between siblings regarding property ownership and proceeds percentages.
Handled a trespass, declaratory relief and nuisance action against solicitors in front of a supermarket harassing customers.
Handled a breach of lease action involving injuries sustained from a gas water heater explosion.
Handled petition to reduce voting percentage need to approve changes to CC&Rs of a homeowner’s association.
Handled an action involving the distribution of excess funds after a foreclosure sale on property located in Rancho Palos Verdes with numerous other creditors and claimants.
Handled a professional negligence action against a real estate broker that obtained the requested second mortgage on a home in Inglewood but with unfavorable terms and a high percentage fee that were not disclosed.
Handled an action involving disbursement of surplus funds after a nonjudicial foreclosure sale with several claimants.
Handled a professional negligence action against a real estate broker who only provided one buyer who purchased the property at an under-market value price without disclosing a conflict of interest that the sole buyer was a friend.
Handled a breach of a joint venture partnership agreement action with claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, accounting, quiet title and negligence.
Handled an action brought by a city to force repairs for code violations and judicial foreclosure sale sought to pay for repairs.
Handled a declaratory and injunctive relief action involving a grocery store seeking to enforce a covenant running with the land that no supermarket could be built on the adjacent parcel.
Handed a breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud action involving the sale of commercial property by a dual agent and failure to disclose issues.
Handled negligence and fraud action involving water damages to an adjacent condominium when a tankless water heater is installed in violation of the CC&Rs and leaks.
Handled a breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and declaratory relief action for failure to enforce a homeowner associations CC&Rs against all owners.
Handled a negligence and declaratory and injunctive