Tara Castro Narayanan

Partner

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Services & Specializations

Real Estate
Common Interest Development
Title Insurance and Escrows

Admissions

California;
California Court of Appeal;
USDC, Central District of California;
USDC, Northern District of California

Address

3000 El Camino Real | 5 Palo Alto Square Suite 400, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Office Tel.

650.645.9049

Fax

650.687.8316

Overview

Tara counsels clients in establishing, operating and maintaining residential, commercial, and mixed-use common interest real estate developments. She has represented developers, builders, owners, and title insurance companies in both state and federal jurisdictions. She assists clients with preparing governing documents and related easement, land sharing, and maintenance agreements for residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use fee simple and ground lease developments. With this experience, Tara aids clients on a wide variety of projects, including large and small residential planned developments and condominiums, master-planned communities, high‐rise mixed-use condominiums, industrial and commercial parks, senior housing, and affordable housing. Tara works with clients on obtaining local and state project approvals and evaluating the benefits of air space parcels and/or condominium structures. She also advises clients on issues related to the Subdivision Map Act, Subdivided Lands Act, Davis-Stirling Common Interest Development Act, Commercial and Industrial Common Interest Development Act, and the Right to Repair Law (SB 800). Tara also helps resolve clients’ title insurance and other real property disputes, including quieting title regarding easements, encroachments, and illegal subdivisions.

JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1997
BA, University of California Berkeley, Phi Beta Kappa with honors, 1993
University of Lancaster, England, 1991-1992

Speaker. “Mornings with the DREam Team,” Department of Real Estate of the BIA Bay Area, webinar, March 14, 2024.
“Diversity Equity and Inclusion: A Changing Workplace & Industry,” virtual program, The Registry, October 21, 2021.
“Common Interest Development Law 101,” Contra Costa County Bar Association Real Estate Section, September 15, 2017.
Co-author. Chapter 28, “Common Interest Developments,” Miller & Starr, California Real Estate 4^th.
Co-author. Chapter 29, “Subdivision Sales,” Miller & Starr, California Real Estate 4^th.
Chapter 6, “Escrows,” Miller & Starr, California Real Estate 4^th.
“New Case Alert: Dissent Highlights Disturbing Potential for Increasing Escrow Holder Policing and Disclosure Obligations,” Miller Starr Regalia’s The Title & Escrow File blog, March 4, 2014.
“Trustee Empowered To Void Foreclosure Sale Where Error Discovered Before Delivery Of Trustee’s Deed,” Miller Starr Regalia’s The Title & Escrow File blog, May 21, 2013.
“One-Stop Shop? Court Finds No Violation Of California’s Notary Statute Limiting Fees Charged For “Taking An Acknowledgement” Where Additional Services Provided,” Miller Starr Regalia’s The Title & Escrow File blog, February 8, 2013.
“A Cautionary Tale On Holding Title: Marriage License Does Not Override Domestic Partnership Agreement,” Miller Starr Regalia’s The Title & Escrow File blog, January 22, 2013.
“Identifying Red Flags to Avoid Fraud in an Escrow,” Miller Starr Regalia’s The Title & Escrow File blog, November 16, 2012.
“New Case Alert: A California Court Of Appeal Applies Equitable Subrogation to a Missed Deed Of Trust,” Miller Starr Regalia’s The Title & Escrow File blog, September 28, 2012.

11th Ring of HiPower, San Francisco
Bay Area Council
Building Industry Association, Bay Area, Department of Real Estate Committee
Professional Women in Building Committee
California Building Industry Association, Legal Affairs Committee and Department of Real Estate Committee
California Minority Counsel Program
Contra Costa County Bar Association
Habitat for Humanity, Pro Bono Counsel
State Bar of California