WEBINAR ON-DEMAND

Presented by Scott Properties Group

Learn how you can protect yourself and avoid major habitability claims that might cost you tens of thousands of dollars or more!

WEBINAR DISCUSSION TOPICS INCLUDE:

• What is a habitability claim? What steps must you take after being made aware of an issue?

• What is a “Habitability Exclusion?” Does a Habitability Exclusion always eliminate any possibility of an insurance defense?

• What other exclusions can affect coverage of habitability claims (mold, vermin, bedbugs)?

• How do other exclusions affect settlement of habitability claims?

• What is considered unlivable conditions in California? What are the requirements for habitability?

• What are uninhabitable conditions? Does your property have lead paint, mold, unsanitary conditions, improper ventilation, a gas or sewage leak, pest infestations and bacteria causing illness such as Legionnaire’s Disease?

• What can you do to insure risk of exposure to habitability claims?

GUEST SPEAKER: Stephen Raucher, Partner, Reuben Raucher & Blum

Stephen Raucher’s practice emphasizes general business litigation, including real estate and contract disputes. He also has an impressive track record in helping clients resolve insurance coverage issues. Mr. Raucher has tried and arbitrated numerous cases to decision and has extensive experience at the appellate level as well.

Mr. Raucher has devoted substantial amounts of his time to improving the legal profession and the administration of justice. In 2010-2011, he served as President of the Beverly Hills Bar Association. Before that, he had served as chair of the BHBA’s Litigation Section, and as a young lawyer, was President of the Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers. While in the Barristers, he led a nationally recognized program which provides senior citizens with legal assistance. He currently serves as chair of the BHBA’s Amicus Committee, advocating in the appellate courts on matters of public interest. Mr. Raucher is also a past member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Board of Trustees. Mr. Raucher has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” year after year since 2009 in Los Angeles Magazine and was previously honored as a “Rising Star.”

He received his Juris Doctorate degree at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law in 1992 and his Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1989.