http://www.bronitskylaw.com/blog California Real Estate, Construction and Business Law and Litigation Thu, 07 Sep 2006 22:49:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In an ordinary business dispute when the parties are unable to agree, one files a civil action and the court or jury ultimately decides who is right and who is wrong.  When the parties are also landlord and tenant the landlord's right to evict and the tenant's right to seek ... http://www.bronitskylaw.com/blog/?p=9 In the recent case of Johnson v City & County of San Francisco (2006) 137 Cal.App.4th 7 the California Court of Appeal held that the San Francisco Rent Control Ordinance which required a landlord to tell a tenant the amount the landlord believed the tenant was entitled to under the ... http://www.bronitskylaw.com/blog/?p=7 California Probate Code section 4701 allows individuals to make major health care decisions by preparing an Advanced Health Care Directive. You can learn more about Advanced Health Care Directives at the California Attorney General's website by clicking here. There are also some sample forms there to review. Recently, the ... http://www.bronitskylaw.com/blog/?p=6 Revenue Procedure 2005-14 now allows taxpayers to combine the benefits of IRC section 121 ($250,000 per person exclusion for sale of residence under certain conditions) with IRC Section 1031 (tax deferred, like kind exchange) to save or defer taxes on the sale of a residence that was converted to investment ... http://www.bronitskylaw.com/blog/?p=5