December 2023

By Beth AbramsonDecember 7, 2023 California Senate Bill 4 (“SB4”) was signed into law on October 11, 2023 and focuses on streamlining the approval process for affordable housing developments on sites owned by religious institutions and independent higher education institutions even if the site is not zoned for residential purposes. If certain requirements are met,…

December 1, 2023 Many property owners enter into license agreements to enable others to use some or all of their property, whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis.  License agreements are permissions to use, often characterized as revocable, and typically personal for the benefit of the licensee (i.e., not assignable, as a lease would be)….