by Heather | Nov 7, 2018 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR
Existing law allows a client to sue an agent for sexual harassment. This new law lowers the bar for bringing such a claim. It provides that even if a business, service, or professional “relationship” does not presently exist (as is required in existing law), a real...
by Heather | Oct 29, 2018 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
Existing law requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide at least 2 hours of prescribed training and education regarding sexual harassment, abusive conduct, and harassment based upon gender, to all supervisory employees within 6 months of their assumption...
by Heather | Oct 17, 2018 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
The two new laws, although touching many sections of the Civil Code and Business and Professions Code, are “clean-up” legislation clarifying and modernizing many of the definitions in the Real Estate law overall. The primary practical impact...
by Heather | Oct 11, 2018 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
Private Transfer Fees (“PTFs”), fees imposed by the developer, typically require the payment of a fee when the property is resold by the original buyer and any subsequent owner to a new purchaser. While the fees often provide a benefit to the property, that is...
by Heather | Sep 6, 2018 | C.A.R., Legal, TSBOR, TSMLS
While disaster after disaster seems to be engulfing the state, there may be some relatively good tax news for real estate professionals. The IRS has just issued proposed regulations implementing “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.” The most interesting...
by Heather | Aug 15, 2018 | Legal, NAR, TSBOR, TSMLS
The Internal Revenue Service issued proposed regulations today for a new provision allowing many owners of sole proprietorships, partnerships, trusts and S corporations to deduct 20 percent of their qualified business income. The new qualified business income...
