The First District holds that a divorce settlement awarding one spouse the marital home ‘and all debts thereon’ does not implicitly require removing the other spouse from the mortgage, reinforcing that such obligations must be explicitly stated.
First District holds that a ratepayer’s Proposition 218 challenge to water rates is permanently barred after she failed to participate in the water district’s validation action within the 120-day window set by Government Code section 53759.
First District affirms approval of 44-unit mixed-use infill housing project on former shopping center site in San Ramon, holding that the project was consistent with the City’s general plan and zoning ordinance and that aspirational planning language did not impose mandatory master plan requir
First District holds that Penal Code section 396’s 10 percent emergency rent increase cap locks mobilehome rental prices at the amount authorized under the local rent control ordinance at the time of the emergency declaration, preventing landlords from stacking annual ordinance-based increases
First District holds that a plaintiff who recovers attorney fees from a tortfeasor under the tort of another doctrine cannot also recover the fees incurred in prosecuting the tort of another action itself.