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C.A.R. Legal Tools is the place to go to find dynamic and engaging resource tools to help you, your office or your clients better understand how the law impacts your business or your transaction, which is your business.  Some of these tools are designed just for you and some designed to be shared with fellow REALTORS® or potential or actual clients.  Each month a different topic will be explored/explained via some or all of the following tools:

Title Date
Burnett v. NAR
Quick Guide (2)
2023/11 
Buyer Representation Agreements
Quick Guide
2023/11 (revised)
Balcony Inspection Laws: Deadline January 1, 2025
Quick Guide
2023/11 
Assigning Contracts
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2023/10 
Manipulating Real Property Purchase/Sales Price: A Risky Venture
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2023/09 
Transfer Disclosure Statement Law - Exemptions
Quick Guide
2023/08 (revised) 
The Corporate Transparency Act and Beneficial Owner Information Reporting
Quick Guide
2023/08 
Temporary Interest Rate Buydowns
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2023/08 
Escalation Clauses
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2023/07 (revised)
The Last Inspection: Final Inspection of Condition
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2023/07 
Rent Increases
Quick Guide
2023/06 (revised)
Wildfire Issues - Defensible Space and Fire Insurance
Slide Deck / Quick Guide (2)
2023/06 (revised)
Tax Withholding and Reporting for Brokers
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2023/06 (revised)
Vacant Land Property Scams are on the Rise: Know the Red Flags
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2023/06 
Escrow closed, now what? Post-Transaction Agency Dilemmas
Quick Guide (3) 
2023/05
Probate Listings
Quick Guide
2023/05 (revised)
CARES Act 30-Day Notice to Vacate When Demanding Rent
Quick Guide
2023/05 (revised)
The Use Of School Ratings and Fair Housing
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2023/04
Liquidated Damages
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2023/03
Buyer-Side Issues in the New Market
Slide Deck (2) / Quick Guide (2)
2023/02

2023/02 (revised)
Seller-Side Issues in a Slowing Market
Slide Deck (2) / Quick Guide (2) 
2023/01
Correcting Misconceptions about Buyer Representation
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2022/12
Assignee or Nominee: What is the Difference?
Slide Deck / Quick Guide 
2022/11
Addendum vs. Amendment
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2022/09
End of the California Eviction Moratorium
Slide Deck / Quick Guide (2) 
2022/09 (revised)
RPA Timelines
Quick Guide
2022/09 (revised)
Staging Properties
Slide Deck / Quick Guide 
2022/08
Investigation Contingency
Slide Deck / Quick Guide 
2022/07
July 1 Expiration of the State Rent Moratorium and State Preemption
Quick Guide
2022/07
Practical Steps to Website Accessibility
Quick Guide
2022/07 (revised)
The Right Form to Use - By Form Code
Quick Guide
2022/06
The Right Form to Use - By Transaction Type
Quick Guide
2022/06 
The REALTOR® Professional Standards Process
Slide / Quick Guide
2022/05
Fair Housing Advertising Rules
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2022/05 
Agent Disclosure of Discriminatory Covenants Based on Actual Knowledge
Quick Guide
2022/04 (revised)
Mold Disclosures: Leases and Sales
Quick Guide
2022/04 (revised) 
Amending the Appraisal Contingency: The Wrong Way and the Right Way
Quick Guide
2022/04
Entity Signatures
Video / Quick Guide
2022/03
Deposit Disputes When There is No Deposit
March 2022Quick Guide
2022/03
Website Accessibility and ADA Compliance
Quick Guide
2022/03 (revised)

Senate Bill 9: Residential Lot Splits and 2-Units
Video / Slide Deck / Quick Guide

2022/02
New Real Estate Laws
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2022/01 
RPA-Related Forms
Quick Guide
2021/12 (revised)
The Revised Residential Purchase Agreement
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2021/11

Tenant Screening
Video / Slide Deck / Quick Guide

2021/08
Documenting Rental Property Condition and Handling of Security Deposit
Video / Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2021/07
The COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020
Quick Guide
2021/06 (revised)
Expanded State Rental Assistance Program for Landlords
Quick Guide
2021/06 (revised)
Privacy Policies - What REALTORS Should Look For
Quick Guide
2021/05
Protecting Your Data - Tips for AORs and MLSs
Quick Guide
2021/05
Non-contingent Offers
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2021/04
SB 91: Tenant Relief Act Extension and State Rental Assistance Program
Slide Deck / Quick Guides (2)
2021/03 
Tenant Protection Act of 2019 - Part 1 - Statewide Rent Cap Law
Quick Guide
2021/02 
Home Hardening Disclosure and Advisory
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2021/02 
Removal of the Confirmation of Receipt Clause in the Contingency Removal and Notice to Buyer to Perform Forms
Quick Guide
2021/01 
Real Estate Commission Agreements
Quick Guide 
2020/12
Proposition 19: Property Tax Increase Limits on Primary Residences
Quick Guide 
2020/11
Buyer Interest Letters
Slide Deck / Quick Guide 
2020/10
AB - 3088 - Tenant Relief Act Eviction Guide
Quick Guides (2)
2020/09
Fair Housing Laws
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2020/08
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs)
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2020/07
Section I (Substituted Disclosures) of the TDS
Quick Guide
2020/07 (Special Addition)
Cannabis (Marijuana) Issues
Slide Deck / Quick Guide (2)
2020/06
Seller Refusing or Limiting Entry
Quick Guide
2020/05

Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA)
Slide Deck

2020/05 (Special Addition)
Property Management and COVID-19 - Eviction Rules and Limitations 
Slide Deck
2020/04
Property Management and COVID-19 - Essential Services and Entering Units
Quick Guide
2020/04
Real Estate Transactions in a Safer at Home Environment
Slide Deck / Quick Guides (2)
2020/03
Emotional Support Animals
Quick Guide
2020/02
Mediation for the Consumer
Quick Guide
2020/02
Post-Closing Buyer/Seller Disputes
Quick Guide
2020/02
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
Slide Deck / Quick Guide (2)
2020/01
Service and (Emotional) Support Animals
Slide Deck / Video / Quick Guide
2020/01 (revised)
2020 New Leasing Laws
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2019/11
Tenant Protection Act - AB 1482
Slide Deck / Quick Guides (2)
2019/10
Procuring Cause Disputes
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2019/09
Lease Listings
Slide Deck / Quick Guide 
2019/08
Commissions After Expiration of Exclusive Listing
Video / Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2019/07
Tenant Notices
Slide Deck / Quick Guide (2)
2019/06
Liquidated Damages
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2019/05
Security Deposits
Slide Deck / Quick Guide 
2019/03
The 20% Qualified Business Income Deduction
Quick Guide
2019/02
Tax Cut and Jobs Act, Real Estate Applications Summary
Quick Guide
2019/02
Mediation Vs. Arbitration
Slide Deck /Quick Guide 
2019/02
Negotiation After Inspection
Slide Deck / Quick Guide 
2019/01
Missing Contract-Related Time Periods
Slide Deck / Quick Guide 
2018/11
Use of an "as is" Clause
Quick Guide
2018/10
Rental Property and Foreclosure
Quick Guide
2018/10
Fictitious Business Names "DBA"s
Quick Guide
2018/10
CA Withholding Tax on Sale of Real Property
Quick Guide
2018/10
Agency and Fiduciary Duties 
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2018/10
The Eviction Process - Before and After the COVID-19 Protection, Transition and Recovery Periods*
Quick Guide 
2018/09
Natural Disasters
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2018/09
Real Estate License Application and Renewal
Quick Guide
2018/08
Trees and Neighbors
Quick Guide
2018/08
Telemarketing and Robo Calls
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2018/08
Record Retention
Quick Guide
2018/07
Natural Hazard Disclosure (NHD) Statement
Quick Guide
2018/07
Landlords and Proposition 65 Warnings
Quick Guide
2018/07
Fire (and Similar Natural Disasters) and Cancellation Rights
Quick Guide
2018/07
Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Quick Guide
2018/07
Seller Property Questionnaire
Quick Guide
2018/07
Limited Service/Open Listings
Quick Guide
2018/07
Small Claims Court
Video / Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2018/07
Internal Revenue Code § 1031: Tax-Deferred Exchanges
Quick Guide
2018/06
Broker Compensation under the RPA
Quick Guide
2018/06
Option Contracts
Quick Guide
2018/06
Arbitration for the Consumer
Quick Guide
2018/06
C.A.R. Forms and Copyright Law
Quick Guide
2018/06
Errors and Omissions Insurance
Quick Guide
2018/06
Acting Against the Advice of the Broker
Video / Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2018/06
Smoke Alarms
Quick Guide
2018/05
Contract, General
Quick Guide
2018/05
Counter Offer Forms
Quick Guide
2018/05
Unlicensed Assistants
Quick Guide
2018/05
The Eviction Process
Quick Guide
2018/05

Property Management FAQs
Quick Guide

2018/05
The Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA)
Quick Guide
2018/05
Earning a Commission, C.A.R.'s Residential Listing Agreement (RLA)
Quick Guide
2018/05
Contract Creation, C.A.R. Residential Purchase Agreement (RPA)
Quick Guide
2018/05
Offer Presentation
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2018/05
Contract Creation, C.A.R. Residential Purchase Agreement (RPA)
Quick Guide
2018/05
Property Management FAQs
Quick Guide
2018/05
Abandoned Personal Property After Termination of Tenancy
Quick Guide
2018/04
Buyer Requests for Repairs
Quick Guide
2018/04
Transfer Disclosure Statement Law - Overview
Quick Guide
2018/04
Privacy and Surveillance
Slide Deck / Video / Quick Guide (2)
2018/03
The Revocable Transfer on Death Deed
Quick Guide
2018/02
Property Images
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2018/02
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Slide Deck / Quick Guide (2)
2017/12
Serving Alcohol at an Open House
Slide Deck / Quick Guide (2)
2017/12
Real Estate Licensee's Duty to Inspect Residential Property
Quick Guide
2017/10
Contingencies and Contingency Removal
Quick Guide
2017/10
How to Rebate a Commission to a Buyer
Quick Guide
2017/10
Seller Cancellation of a Purchase Agreement
Quick Guide
2017/10
Consumer Recovery Account
Quick Guide
2017/10
Disclosure of Death
Video / Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2017/10
Agent Visual Inspection and Disclosure Forms
Video / Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2017/09
Square Footage, Lot Size, and Boundaries
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2017/08
Team Names
Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2017/07
Advertising
Videos / Slide Deck / Quick Guide
2017/06
Chain Transactions
Videos / Slide Deck
2017/05
Referral Fees
Video / Slide Deck / Quick Guides / Flyer
2017/04
Cyber Crime in the Real Estate Industry
Video / Slide Deck / Flyer
2017/03
Negotiating Repairs
Videos / Slide Deck
2017/02
Water Conserving Plumbing Fixtures
Video / Slide Deck / Flyer
2017/01

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