tree cutting covenant

Court of Appeal affirms ruling prohibiting homeowners association from cutting mature trees on GMSR’s client’s property

GMSR’s client owns property within the Rolling Hills Community Association (RHCA).  The area was developed over decades, and the developers recorded a series of restrictive declarations bringing additional tracts into RHCA.  Some early declarations contained a “tree cutting covenant” allowing RHCA to enter private property

Colyear v. Rolling Hills Community Association of Rancho Palos Verdes (2024) 100 Cal.App.5th 110

Court of Appeal affirms ruling prohibiting homeowners association from cutting mature trees on GMSR’s client’s property

Oshodin v. Fire Insurance Exchange (Feb. 29, 2024, B319043) 2024 WL 854436

Court of Appeal affirms that a homeowner’s non-specific request to an insurance agent to cover “everything in the house” creates no duty requiring the agent to advise the insured about the inadequacy of their jewelry coverage

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