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Why is my Landlord Asking me to Sign an Attornment Agreement?

Why is my Landlord Asking me to Sign an Attornment Agreement? Before you can understand why you are being asked by your landlord to sign an “attornment agreement,” you must understand what attornment agreement is. Black’s Law Dictionary defines the term “attornment” by reference to “feudal and old English law,” as [...]

By |2023-11-09T21:05:52-08:00October 31st, 2016|

Can I Get Punitive Damages for Breach of Contract?

Can I Get Punitive Damages for Breach of Contract? Black’s Law Dictionary defines the terms “[e]xemplary or punitive damages” as “damages on an increased scale, awarded to the plaintiff over and above what will barely compensate him for his property loss, where the wrong done to him was aggravated by circumstances [...]

By |2023-11-10T13:42:50-08:00October 26th, 2016|

Can I Assign my Contract in California?

Can I Assign my Contract in California? The simple answer is, as it is in response to many questions in the law, it depends. It first depends upon how the term “assign” is used. In McCown v. Spencer (1970) 8 Cal.App.3d 216, 225, 87 Cal.Rptr. 213, the California Courts of Appeal [...]

By |2023-11-09T19:54:05-08:00October 24th, 2016|

What Can I Do if my Vendor Tells Me He Won’t Perform His Obligations?

What Can I Do if my Vendor Tells Me He Won’t Perform His Obligations? You entered into a requirements contract (see https://sdcorporatelaw.com/business-newsletter/what-is-a-requirements-contract/) with your vendor to purchase 500 widgets per month for the next 24 months. In month 14 of your contract, your vendor calls and tells you that beginning [...]

By |2023-11-10T13:42:11-08:00October 21st, 2016|

What Kind of “Writing” Satisfies the Statute of Frauds?

What Kind of “Writing” Satisfies the Statute of Frauds? California Civil Code Section 1624, commonly referred to as the Statute of Frauds, provides that certain “contracts are invalid, unless they, or some note or memorandum thereof, are in writing and subscribed by the party to be charged or the [...]

By |2023-11-09T19:42:18-08:00October 19th, 2016|

Do I Have to Incorporate my Architecture Firm?

Do I Have to Incorporate my Architecture Firm? Like most business people, architects start practicing their trade without giving much thought to how they might best take advantage of the many forms of business available to them. They generally hang out a shingle (if they are not working for [...]

By |2023-11-09T21:19:58-08:00October 17th, 2016|

My Contract has Been Breached – Do I Have to Perform my Promises?

My Contract has Been Breached – Do I Have to Perform my Promises? California Civil Code Section 1440 provides, “[i]f a party to an obligation gives notice to another, before the latter is in default, that he will not perform the same upon his part, and does not retract such [...]

By |2023-11-10T13:41:23-08:00October 14th, 2016|

What is “Consideration”?

What is “Consideration”? We’ve all signed countless contracts in the past for a variety of reasons and most of them contain, usually in the first few paragraphs, the phrase “for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged.” For the most part, we generally pay [...]

By |2023-11-09T21:18:17-08:00October 6th, 2016|
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