by Michael Kushner | Jan 4, 2023 | HOAs, Real Estate
OVERVIEW Every so often we hear from homeowners who want to know whether it’s possible to disband their homeowners association (“HOA”).* Often such an inquiry arises because the homeowners are unhappy with how their HOA is being managed. In any case,...
by Michael Kushner | May 11, 2022 | Construction Law
OVERVIEW The larger the residential construction project, the more anxiety homeowners feel—and not just because they have to live with the inherent noise and mess that go hand-in-hand with home improvement or construction, but also because of the horror stories...
by Michael Kushner | May 10, 2022 | Business, Franchising
OVERVIEW While a lot of people are familiar with the words “franchise,” “franchisor,” and “franchisee,” more often than not, if you asked them to explain the difference between those three terms, they’d have trouble doing so. For most people, when they hear the word...
by Michael Kushner | May 6, 2022 | Construction Law, Litigation, Real Estate
OVERVIEW A dispute with a contractor can turn into a nightmare for a homeowner. In fact, most homeowners are familiar with the horror stories surrounding shoddy workmanship, project abandonment, and outright fraud perpetrated by dishonest, incompetent, and/or...
by Michael Kushner | May 5, 2022 | Business, Litigation
COMMON TERMS AND PHRASES USED IN CIVIL LITIGATION IN CALIFORNIA Throughout the litigation process, you’re bound to run into a variety of terms and phrases that you’ve never heard before, or that you may have heard, but don’t really understand. This article seeks to...
