California bills target condo deposits and defect liability

California bills target condo deposits and defect liability

California lawmakers are weighing bills that would reduce regulatory barriers to revive condominium construction, which has dropped significantly from its peak in the years before the Great Recession. Assembly Bill 1406 would... Read more »
Coldwell Banker taps Payload for automated earnest money deposits

Coldwell Banker taps Payload for automated earnest money deposits

Coldwell Banker Realty just made earnest money deposit payments much easier for real estate agents and homebuyers. Technology provider Payload is integrating with the brokerage firm, according to a recent announcement. With... Read more »
Arnel Management illegally withheld security deposits, attorney general alleges

Arnel Management illegally withheld security deposits, attorney general alleges

Arnel Management Co. has agreed to settle allegations it illegally withheld security deposits, the California attorney general announced Friday. The move came nearly eight years after a Times story detailed reports from... Read more »
Arnel Settles Allegation of Keeping Renter Security Deposits

Arnel Settles Allegation of Keeping Renter Security Deposits

Arnel Management has agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million to settle a state charge that it illegally withheld security deposits from apartment tenants, the state attorney general announced. The Costa Mesa-based company... Read more »