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Michael G. Balmages, Esq.
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REAL ESTATE

Representative Cases

  • Habitability claims based on non-fire code compliant exit door through garage/carport.


  • Breach of a lease agreement by landlord which allegedly forced car wash tenant to lose business.


  • Suit against seller and escrow based on early release of funds to seller.


  • Water intrusion.


  • Failure to disclose/negligence/breach of contract against both brokers and home inspection company.


  • Fraud in connection with home sale; nondisclosure of urine and feces smell and mold.


  • Return of deposit on business condo purchase.


  • Suit by seller against buyers, both sets of brokers and third-party hard money lender re default by buyer.


  • Claim by city against homeowner regarding failure to comply with inverse condemnation agreement.


  • Former spouses suing over joint ownership of property, repayment of expenses and fraud.


  • Claim by Trustee/Landlord against former tenant/beneficiary of trust for past due rent, destruction of premises and environmental contamination.


  • Represented former owner of major Fountain Valley apartment complex against buyer’s claims of fraud and breach of contract.


  • Represented trustee in probate petition to determine interest in real property. It was a battle of a 3rd wife against her step-children.


  • Represented buyer of hotel in Korea Town against numerous "squatter" tenants.


  • Represented residential landlords in more than 500 unlawful detainer actions, many of which went to trial on issues of habitability and retaliatory eviction.


  • Represented residential tenants in more that 25 unlawful detainer actions, many of which went to trial.


  • Represented commercial landlords in more than 50 unlawful detainer actions, many of which went to trial.


  • Represented commercial tenants in more that 15 unlawful detainer actions, many of which went to trial.


  • Represented tenant/optionee in specific performance action to compel owner to sell house to her upon exercise of tenant’s option to purchase.


  • Represented lawyer in specific performance action to purchase office building.


  • Represented plaintiffs, sellers of hotel via online sales website against defaulting buyer.


  • Represented a brother against his brother in a partition action involving property left to them by their mother.


Michael G. Balmages, Esq.

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