Truman and Gail Lawson had an unwieldy 50-foot palm tree in their front yard and they wanted it trimmed. It seemed like an easy task. The Lawsons hired Eliseo Lascano, owner of Anthony’s Tree Service, to perform the work. Lascano…
On September 28, 2016 Governor Brown signed and approved Senate Bill 918, which became part of the Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, specifically Civil Code§ 4041. This law goes into effect on January 1, 2017. The new law addresses an…
The business judgment rule protects directors from personal liability provided they conduct a reasonable investigation (due diligence) before making a decision. In a recently published case, the Court of Appeal found that board president Edna Parth was subject to personal…