Proposition 19 – The Small Print
In November, California voters approved Proposition 19, the Property Tax Transfers, Exemptions, and Revenue for Wildfire Agencies and Counties Amendment (2020) to take effect April…
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What Qualifies as a Service Animal?
Years ago, the only service animal most of us knew about was a seeing-eye dog, and no one could deny the legitimacy of that essential…
Preparing Your Home for Inspections
When selling residential real estate, there’s no escaping all sorts of inspections—home inspections, pest and fungus, septic, well, soil, roof, and more. Streamlining this process…
What’s All This Hullabaloo About Water Heaters?
Water heaters are one of those appliances most of us don’t think much about until a cold shower reminds us that it is, in fact,…
When to Lock Your Rate
Interest rates can have a dramatic effect on the cost of real property over time. To guard against rate changes during the escrow process, buyers…
Protect Yourself Against This Invisible Threat
When heaters and other appliances that use combustible fuel such as propane or natural gas aren’t installed properly, or when they have cracks or blocked…
Joint Ownership Questions Answered
Recently, I received questions about owning property via a partnership; specifically, how to bequeath a vacation home to two children. Admirably, the property owners wanted…
Wouldn’t You Want to Know If You Were Buying “The Snake House”?
I received a letter recently asking if Mendocino County has “local traditions” around what is revealed when selling real estate. This gentleman sold his house…
Not All Home Offices Are Created Equal
In late 2020, nearly half of Americans were working from home. Although the pandemic will eventually end and people will be allowed to return to…
Proposed Oak Tree Ordinance Makes No Sense – Part II
As I mentioned last week, Mendocino County staffers in the Planning Department have published their proposed County Oak Tree and Oak Woodlands ordinance, an ordinance…