Property Rights Upheld for Developers/Investors
A few days ago the Supreme Court decided on Koontz v. St. John’s River Water Management District, which effectively will allow developers and investors to sue local governments for illegally withholding … Continue reading
New San Francisco Seismic Ordinance
By Josh Marrow Recently, San Francisco passed a mandatory Soft-Story Retrofit Ordinance that will require a seismic retrofit of existing buildings identified as having a soft-story hazard, typically on the first … Continue reading
New Law Requires Lease Scrutiny
Here’s a GlobeStreet article that follows up on the information we posted on March 26th. By Bruce Haring The new California law designed to add protection against predatory lawsuits will have … Continue reading
Alert: New California Laws Landlords Should Be Aware Of
A special thanks to the law firm Rentschler/Tursi for providing the following information: There have been new laws recently adopted which impose new mandatory disclosures for commercial property owners: 1. … Continue reading
New EPA Guidance Makes Tenants Liable
By Natalie Dolce SAN FRANCISCO-The newly issued guidance by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency suggests that prudent long-term tenants of commercial and industrial properties should conduct environmental due diligence before entering into a lease. So … Continue reading
Do I Really Need a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment?
The following post appeared recently on GlobeSt.com and contains some great information regarding ESA’s. It can be a huge portion of the due diligence and one that should really always … Continue reading
San Francisco Building Due Diligence
By Dean Andrews For those transacting or financing real estate in San Francisco, there are several things to consider about the condition of your asset that are unique to the City by … Continue reading
The Peninsula Industrial Pros 