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The Mau Law Firm - California Construction, Real Estate, and Business Law Blog
The Mau Law Firm blog focuses on legal issues related to California construction, real estate, and business law. It covers topics such as regulatory changes affecting construction projects, landlord-tenant law including eviction moratoriums, and legal challenges involving property and forfeiture. The blog also discusses court decisions impacting fines and assessments in criminal cases, particularly those affecting indigent defendants. It provides analysis of local and federal legal developments relevant to real estate and construction sectors, as well as broader business law concerns within California.
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CDC’s Eviction Ban Expiring July 31, 2021
By Michael Mau
The CDC’s temporary eviction ban has reached its end of life, and is expiring on July 31, 2021 after a previous expiration date had been extended. It is forecast that there will not be another extension. The CDC ban had…
Construction Now Limited under SMC Shelter-in-Place Order
By Michael Mau
The Health Officer of San Mateo County has issued a new, generally more restrictive Shelter-In-Place Order effective at 11:59 pm on March 31, 2020 which Order is now in effect until May 3, 2020. Most of the other Bay Area…
Did the Ninth Circuit Expand Forfeiture to Include Theft?
By Michael Mau
In the case of Jessop v. City of Fresno (Filed 9/4/2019) D.C. No. 1:15-cv-00316-DAD-SAB, did the Ninth Circuit expand forfeiture in an unusual way? In an interesting factual case, the Ninth Circuit held it is not a constitutional violation to…
Add-on Fines on an Indigent Defendant in California Reversed
By Michael Mau
In People v. Duenas, (Case No. B285645) the California Second District Court of Appeals reversed $220 in various fees imposed on a woman for misdemeanor driving offenses. Velia Duenas was homeless and disabled, and didn’t have the ability to…
California Supreme Court Limits Use of Independent Contractors
By Michael Mau
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, clarifying the standard for determining whether workers in California should be classified as employees or as independent contractors for…
9th Circuit Rules an Illegal Minor has No Right to Court Appointed Counsel
By Michael Mau
Immigrant children who enter the country illegally with their parents have no right to a government-appointed paid lawyer in court, as just recently ruled by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling came in the case of a Honduran…
Accessory Dwelling Units / In-Law Units Encouraged by New Laws
By Michael Mau