A fundamental assumption of court administration since its creation as a profession has been the inevitability of growth. There will always be more cases. This will require ever larger courthouses, more judges, more staff, newer technology, and larger budgets. But what does recent history tell us about civil filings?What Is Happening to State Trial Court Civil Filings?: The Unsolved Riddles reviews the experience of five states over the last 16-41 years. The findin...

Titles in Barron’s Business Review series are widely used as classroom supplements to college textbooks and often serve as a main textbook in business brush-up programs. Business Law, Seventh Edition focuses on the importance of legal theory in the everyday business world, explaining such subjects as tort responsibility, government regulations, contracts, environmental law, product liability, consumer protection, and international law, among many other topics.Also discusse...

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This 2007 third edition continues to be a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the business, practice, law, and practical use of project finance. It covers the complete project finance structure, from conception to negotiation to debt closing, and from project difficulties to successful restructuring. The book continues to be accessible to those with little experience in project finance, while maintaining the insight and detail of previous editions that has made it a valuable reference...

Impact fees are one-time charges that are applied to new residential developments by local governments that are seeking funds to pay for the construction or expansion of public facilities, such as water and sewer systems, schools, libraries, and parks and recreation facilities. In the face of taxpayer revolts against increases in property taxes, impact fees are used increasingly by local governments throughout the U.S. to finance construction or improvement of their infrastructure. Recent ...

This booklet contains the 2018 Davis-Stirling Act which adds all the amendments enacted during the 2017 Legislative session. We have again included the cross-reference / conversion tables for both the pre- and post-January 1, 2014 versions of the Act in Appendix A of this booklet to assist those of us who are still learning the location of the statutes under the current numbering system.

UNSUSTAINABLE is packed with information that is vital to every taxpaying American. It reveals shocking information that has long been hidden from the public. It exposes how governments at every level hide the pay and exorbitant pensions they provide to themselves and use accounting trickery to keep taxpayers from knowing of the enormous costs and long-term liabilities.

Real Estate Economics in California is a complete text on California real estate economics which includes Proposition 13, rent controls, and condominium conversions. The approach is direct and practical and covers all the aspects of government trends, real estate resources, and new financing techniques. This comprehensive textbook and course workbook – approved by the California Department of Real Estate for qualification for a California Real Estate Broker License or to extend a Californi...

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Are you being chased or sued by a debt collector over a credit card debt and wish to represent yourself in court? Here is all the information you will need to be successful. Following these guidelines may even put a check in YOUR pocket instead of theirs. Collection law firms rely on your lack of knowledge, and hope you won't even answer the lawsuit, which happens 95% of the time. Debt buyers are even worse. Fight back and win!

This book represents a compilation of California and federal statutes and regulations. It contains the materials which the publishers believe will most likely assist community association managers and board members in the performance of their duties. It is not intended to include every statute or regulation that could possibly affect a community association, but rather those that are most frequently encountered.The statutes contained in this book include amendments enacted through ...