Article - "Burden For Substanstial Repair Costs To Commercial Property: Landlord or Tenant?"  

Alert - The DRE may automatically suspend a broker's license upon payment of a claim from the DRE's resource recovery fund and it does not violate the broker's due process rights. [Rodriguez v. Department of Real Estate]  

Alert - In the absence of an agreement, broker has implied rights to a commission: In the absence of a listing agreement or any other written obligation to pay a commission (ie: purchase-sale agreement or escrow instructions), a seller of real property cannot "cheat a broker out of his commission" by allowing a purchase agreement with commission to lapse and then make a new agreement with the buyer after the original purchase offer lapses [Torrelli v. J.P. Enterprises]  

Alert:A real estate agent has no duty to inquire regarding possible construction defects in the common areas of a planned unit development or regarding pending or proposed litigation.[Padgett v. Phariss]