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To keep our communities safe, the California court system frequently uses the receivership remedy to address public health dangers.

The receivership remedy is a powerful remedy to address legal conflicts. A receiver acts at the direction of a court and steps in to manage situations often rife with conflict and tension. The receivership remedy can address health and safety violations, business disputes, divorce proceedings, and more.

Under normal circumstances, no one would choose to be involved in a legal conflict that has to be decided by the courts. However, situations arise all the time that require court involvement.

Receivers and Partition Referees each play an important role in California’s court system. However, they don’t have the same responsibilities.

Failing to properly and safely maintain a motel can bring about serious consequences, including the revocation of a motel operating license. In this blog, we’ll discuss some of the common motel violations and substandard conditions and when a receivership may be necessary to protect the safety of the community.

For nearly a decade, the City of Banning had to endure the challenges brought on by six unfinished commercial buildings spread over 9 acres of land located just off the 10 Freeway. The problem wasn’t necessarily that the buildings were unfinished, but rather that the unfinished buildings had been overrun by transients and squatters taking up residency within these structures resulting in hundreds of violations of State and local laws, numerous fires, hazardous conditions, and an accumulation of garbage and debris. What was once a place of potential future economic growth and development for the City of Banning, had quickly become more than just an eyesore, but a dangerous threat to the health and welfare of the community.

By Neil Sheaffer

By Neil Sheaffer