California Case Summaries

Real Estate Law

Primary practice area

Appellate Division (Superior Court), Labor & Employment Law, Litigation, Real Estate Law

De Paolo v. Rosales — Tenant Protection Act’s Just-Cause Provisions Do Not Apply When Resident Manager’s Tenancy Ends With Termination of Employment

automatic / January 27, 2026

Los Angeles Appellate Division affirms an unlawful-detainer judgment against a resident manager whose tenancy was tied to her employment, holding the Tenant Protection Act's 60-day notice and just-cause requirements do not apply where housing was provided as employment compensation under a written agreement.

2nd District Court of Appeal, Civil Procedure, Litigation, Real Estate Law

Yeh v. Barrington Pacific — ICRAA’s $10,000 Statutory Damages Provide Standing Without Actual Injury, but UCL Standing Still Requires Concrete Loss

automatic / January 21, 2026

Second District holds that California's Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act gives applicants standing to sue for $10,000 in statutory damages without proving actual harm, but Unfair Competition Law claims still require a concrete economic injury.

1st District Court of Appeal, Administrative Law, Real Estate Law

Mendocino Railway v. Meyer — Skunk Train Operator Qualifies as a Public Utility With Eminent-Domain Authority

automatic / January 7, 2026

First District reverses a trial-court ruling that the Mendocino Railway (operator of the Skunk Train) was not a public utility, holding that the railroad's federal common-carrier status and demonstrated freight and passenger service make it a public utility entitled to exercise eminent domain.

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