{"id":1476,"date":"2021-09-14T00:42:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T00:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socal.law\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=1476"},"modified":"2022-02-03T21:28:58","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T21:28:58","slug":"general-duty-of-care","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/socal.law\/portfolio-item\/general-duty-of-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Estate Litigation \u2013 Hard Money Lender"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ktjcogfm-ddc59cf7aacb2f7e8ba05256e6ae4c63\">\n.avia-section.av-ktjcogfm-ddc59cf7aacb2f7e8ba05256e6ae4c63{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/socal.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/iStock-1024958612.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-ktjcogfm-ddc59cf7aacb2f7e8ba05256e6ae4c63 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.4;\nbackground-color:#113743;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-ktjcogfm-ddc59cf7aacb2f7e8ba05256e6ae4c63 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-section-color-overlay-active av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-50  container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='50'><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay-wrap\"><div class=\"av-section-color-overlay\"><\/div><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1476'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-89g6ys-8d42d28c5edfc40aecfc033cce67abe0\">\n.flex_column.av-89g6ys-8d42d28c5edfc40aecfc033cce67abe0{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 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>Real Estate Litigation \u2013 Hard Money Lender<\/h3><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>General duty of care headed to CA Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6b0ttg-b0535f87898dce8eeccc651ccc903487\">\n.flex_column.av-6b0ttg-b0535f87898dce8eeccc651ccc903487{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-6b0ttg-b0535f87898dce8eeccc651ccc903487 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container 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class='avia-icon-list avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-small av-ktjcmkkv-657c7f7432fcc0c8fe32f75cbdc2f37d avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div class='iconlist_icon av-ktjcmfdw-44fa3644636a4dc57936ed9be07c0111 avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue889' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry av-iconlist-empty\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class=\"iconlist_content_wrap\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title_small  '  itemprop=\"headline\" >Achieved summary judgment in favor of hard money lender client on negligence cause of action brought by foreclosed borrower.<\/div><\/header><div class='iconlist_content '  itemprop=\"text\" ><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class=\"iconlist-timeline\"><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div 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class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><b>Real Estate Litigation &#8211; General Duty of Care<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Firm represented a hard money lender and the holder of the second deed of trust on a home in Los Angeles County where the first deed of trust holder foreclosed on the house.\u00a0The former homeowner sued the client, the first lender, and the loan servicer, alleging, negligence in providing allegedly faulty information regarding the foreclosure status of the home.\u00a0Our Firm prevailed on a motion for summary judgment, successfully arguing that the current state of the law in California is that a lender in an arms\u2019-length transaction owes a borrower no general duty of care, and that the client did not make any misrepresentations regarding the foreclosure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other defendants had prevailed on similar arguments, and the first lender\u2019s summary judgment order is currently on appeal at the California Supreme Court, where the state of the law regarding a lender\u2019s duty of care could be radically transformed overnight, which could have tremendous consequences for the entirety of the California real estate and financing industry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-2jmff8-7bef2ed4b6ee9fc49617cb033967fd88 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap sidebar_right'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1476'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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