Real Estate

• Dispute over real estate purchase agreement for commercial property. Seller cancelled escrow and sold the property to a new buyer. Original buyer sued the seller, new buyer, brokers, and others for breach of contract and tort claims. Seller cross-claimed against the original buyer and brokers.

• Dispute between Plaintiff property owner and Defendant billboard company that operated a billboard on Plaintiff’s property. Plaintiff claimed breach of the lease and operative agreement and continued operation of the billboard after the agreement’s termination. Plaintiff asserted causes of action for breach of contract, bad faith, and trespass.

• Action by 90 residents of a mobile home park against the park owner, landlord, employees, and security personnel. Plaintiffs alleged 20 claims including violations of mobile home residency laws (failure to maintain common areas, unlawful billing practices), nuisance, racial and national origin discrimination, retaliation, trespass, battery, and breach of lease.

• Real estate purchase dispute involving a large commercial property. Buyer terminated the transaction in escrow, claiming that seller and broker made misrepresentations regarding earnings and capitalization rates, status of tenants, and other material terms. Buyer sued for damages, and seller cross-claimed for the escrow deposit and expenses.

• Landlord tenant commercial dispute. Tenant claimed landlord refused in bad faith to approve assignment/sublet to purchaser of tenant’s store, resulting in lost sale and damage to business.

• Estate sued to cancel deed and return property, claiming fraud and forgery, with related claims for loss of property income and damages. Cross-claim by purchaser for bona fide purchaser and cost of improvements. Cross-claim by lender for bona fide encumbrancer and fraud against purchaser.