How a person on a shared mortgage can transfer his share of ownership to someone who is not on the mortgage, without refinance?

You need consent of the lender to do this because it will trigger the "due on sale" clause of the mortgage and impact the bank's collateral. The...

One corner of my lot is encroached by both fences of my rear and next door neighbors' . How can I force them move their fences?

First thing is to confirm the encroachment with a reliable instrument survey. Once that is done, you should have an attorney issue the neighbor a...

This very issue will be considered by the Mass. SJC next week in the case of TRENEA FIGGS vs. BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY, SJC-11532. Because the...

As the only real estate conveyancing attorney who is answering this question, the question of whether a buyer can afford and should spend the money...

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Yes, this would be tacking assuming that the brother in law held record title to the premises. Adverse possession, however, encompasses several...

Are new homebuyers required to honor old leases made prior to property sale?

Attorney Tobin is correct. New owners assume all lease obligations of existing tenants at closing. However, if the tenancy is one at will, the new...

A pipe leaked that the association owns damaged my unit who fixes damage? The man. co. has fixed pipe but not sheetrock damage

I agree with the responses above, and I'll add that typically a claim is made on the master insurance policy which pays out damage to both the...