by Heather | Apr 11, 2022 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
The California Association of REALTORS® strongly OPPOSES Assembly Bill 1771, authored by Assemblymember Chris Ward, which attacks private property rights by imposing an unprecedented tax to property owners for simply deciding to sell their property resulting in...
by Heather | Apr 4, 2022 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
BROKERS FACE WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY LAWSUITS ACROSS CALIFORNIA A rash of website accessibility lawsuits have been filed across the state with real estate brokerages named as the defendants. The legal claim underlying such suits is that a business’ website...
by Heather | Mar 17, 2022 | C.A.R., Legal
The last day for the Assembly and Senate to introduce bills was Feb. 18, 2022, in which we saw 2,140 bills introduced. C.A.R. has reviewed all bills for relevance to our concerns and we are following approximately 700 of them. Hundreds of bills were introduced the...
by Heather | Feb 2, 2022 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR
January 21st was the last day for committees to hear any bills introduced last year in that house. Here are some bills that C.A.R. is supporting or opposing that did make the deadline and which we will continue to be engaged in. AB 854 (Lee) Ellis Act- OPPOSE: forces...
by Heather | Jan 10, 2022 | Legal
Beginning Wednesday, Dec. 15, by order of the California Department of Public Health, masks are required to be worn in all indoor public settings, regardless of vaccine status. Read the California Department of Public Health Order here. The key requirements of...
by Heather | Dec 14, 2021 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
This chart summarizes new laws passed by the California Legislature that may affect REALTORS® in2022. For the full text of a law, click onto the legislative number or visit http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/ for California laws. A legislative bill may be referenced in...
