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Developers and investors remain cautious, prepare for the future JMBM’s 2009 California Real Estate & Land Use Survey confirms that real estate developers and investors remain unconvinced that the end of the real estate downturn is imminent. 69% of those surveyed indicated they were cautious, while 22% were bearish about the real estate market. Still, […]
Marty Orlick’s article "Changes to ADA Guidelines ‘On Hold’ Pending a Regulatory Review by the Obama Administration" was published on February 20, 2009.
Under California’s foreclosure law, three months must pass after recording a Notice of Default before the creditor can instruct the Trustee to sell the property. While California law requires only 20 days notice before the foreclosure sale, lenders typically instruct the foreclosure company to give 25 days notice, as this is what IRS requires for […]
On November 17, 2008, the United States Supreme Court let stand a key Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that a “serial plaintiff” and his attorney, who had filed more than 400 lawsuits against California businesses, could not file repeated Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) lawsuits against business owners without first obtaining court […]
Jim Butler and Guy Maisnik authored the article, “Condo Hotel Workouts and Turnarounds: Opportunity for the Well-Informed,” which appears in the June 2007 issue of Commercial Mortgage Insight.
Marty Orlick’s article, "Don’t Let Your Client’s Web Site Become Target of ADA Lawsuit," appears in the June 2007 issues of Commercial Property Management Insider and the Commercial Tenant’s Lease Insider.
Jim Butler and Marty Orlick co-authored an article titled, “How Hotel Swimming Pools May Spawn ADA Lawsuits And What To Do About It,” which was published by ehotelier.com.
In an important case for the hospitality industry, JMBM attorney Martin (Marty) Orlick, along with insurance defense counsel, helped a Santa Barbara hotel avoid paying plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and costs in a lawsuit filed against it under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Marty Orlick has defended more than 175 ADA lawsuits, many of them […]
Despite the current proliferation of condo hotels, the Access Board’s newly proposed ADAAG technical requirements still include no specific mention of condo hotels, nor have we seen any state law that includes requirements for condo hotel accessibility. There is very limited judicial direction, as legal precedents regarding the ADA and condo hotels have not yet […]
