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4. Management of the LKHP Properties
MSL Properties, Inc. (MSL), is a property management company
in Orange, California, with the same business address as
Hillgren. Debra Gates (Gates) is the president and registered
agent of MSL. Gates and decedent met in 1984 and became friends.
Decedent appointed Gates as an alternate under decedent’s durable
power of attorney for health care.
Since MSL was incorporated in 1986, MSL continuously managed
properties that were owned by Hillgren family entities. MSL had
approximately 12 clients in addition to LKHP, all of which were
related entities of the Hillgren family. The related entities
included, among others, the amended trust, Carl C. Hillgren,
Hillgren, Hillgren’s children, the Mark Hillgren Children’s
Trust, and Seaward. The duties that were performed by MSL
included property management, general office functions, and
bookkeeping. Gates worked with decedent in managing the
properties, and decedent would set parameters for Gates’s
responsibilities.
Prior to the formation of LKHP, MSL managed the seven LKHP
properties. In 1997, MSL continued to manage the LKHP properties
after the formation of LKHP. Gates understood that LKHP was to
continue using the Wells Fargo bank account, used previously by
Sea Shell and the amended trust, after the partnership commenced.
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