Two recent trends in California have dramatically altered the landscape of “Landlord/Tenant Relationship”; specifically evictions. The first is the skyrocketing real estate market. The second is the rise of ‘room share’ applications like AirBnB and VRBO. What this means is that there is money to be made and both sides, and owners and renters are […]
A recent article in the New York Times by Jennifer Medina on California labor issues (found here) prompted a question. Do you know where your state stands in regards to labor laws? Not all states are equal. In fact, nationwide, there is significant variation between labor heavy regulations and those that favor the employer. Laws […]
Legendary College Football coach Bobby Bowden was once asked why his wife wasn’t with him at an awards banquet. His response (paraphrased response): “Well, you just can’t remember everything”. How many of you have ever guilty of losing your keys? The remote? Or, heaven forbid, your cell phone? Show of hands . . . .? […]
In California, Professional Guardians play a vital role in the well-being of the state’s elderly and disabled. Let’s face it: In today’s society, Guardians are essential. And with great power comes great responsibility and, also, a greater risk of system abuse. The and that is why there are checks put in place by the California […]
Recently a colleague told me harrowing story about how he was delayed from selling his house due to a bizarre statutory requirement. How many of you loyal Jurisco Surety Bond blog followers have ever heard of Reconveyance? Ok, don’t answer, some of you are probably attorneys or other Surety Bond blog authors. But for those […]
“Simply put, money can be divided but children cannot” This line, by Jeff Landers on Forbes.com, speaks to the extra layer of difficulty when a divorcing couple have children. The article, however, speaks more to the extra (extra!) layer of difficulty when one member of the divorcing couple has an international passport. (see full post […]
As an attorney, have you ever had a client who was looking to start a new business ask you about a License Bond? As a potential small business owner have you ever had to procure a license bond and not known what in the world that would entail? The bond experts at Jurisco will try […]
Recently, the surety bond experts at Jurisco and their blog team read an article on AmericanBanker.com (an online financial publication) about the future of online payment processing, written by Deborah Peace (read it: here). In it, Ms. Peace outlays the growing trend of online payment processing along with the future regulatory challenges and concerns. One […]
California’s legislature is in session. And like every year there are a host of proposed changes to the legal code in California, both civil and probate. For instance, Senate Bill 156 (SB-156) would challenge an attorney’s ability to collect fees from the management of a conservatorship. From the bill text, “This bill would … limit […]