real estate

Homebuyer sued seller and buyer’s agent for misrepresentations and failure to disclose regarding the existence of public turn around in front of plaintiff’s property which deprived plaintiff of the driveway parking she was told she would have.

Plaintiff sued trust deed beneficiary for slander of title and quiet title seeking injunctive relief and damages. Plaintiff claimed the trust deed (which had been of record on her home for over 10 years) was a forgery and that she never received any loan funds. Beneficiary disputed the forgery claim and contended it funded the loan by wiring the money to escrow but escrow kept the money.

Plaintiffs purchased residential property in Topanga serviced by a large water tank. Properties in this area are required to have private water tanks. Plaintiffs asked their agent and sellers if there were any issues with the tank and were allegedly told there were not. Upon learning the tank was not on their land, plaintiffs sued their agent and the sellers for breach of fiduciary duty, fraud and fraudulent concealment.

Plaintiff, seller of commercial real estate, sued the successful bidder at auction for breach in cancelling the escrow. Defendant asserted the offering materials contained material misrepresentations regarding the property.

Plaintiff had a deeded easement for reasonable use of the beach on one end of defendant’s property. After years of peaceful use, defendant erected a blockade to keep plaintiff out and harassed plaintiff, his family and guests when plaintiff attempted to use the beach. Plaintiff sought a judicial determination as to the scope of his rights under the easement and injunctive relief preventing defendant from slandering his title or interfering with his use of the easement and compensatory damages.

Plaintiff sued to rescind its purchase of a 7-acre parcel in Malibu based upon seller’s failure to disclose that it had received a notice of violation from the city which negatively impacted development prospects.