Buying a foreclosure initiated by a condo owners association?

You would be purchasing subject to the mortgage. The mortgage company will not negotiate with you because you have no contract with them. So,...

Can a Lis Pendency be restored to the court calendar two years after it was canceled?

Yes, there’s a possibility that you have a statute of limitations defense, but that can only be confirmed after a consultation with an attorney and...

When there is a deed in one person name and that person sold the house but there is also a will can family members get anything?

When the person who died deeded the property to you, it made the clause in his/her will leaving the property to others ineffective. Now, anyone...

Real estate residential property with joint tenant and 1 life estate holder is partition action feasible.

You can only sell what you own. If you were to sell the property (via order from a partition action or otherwise), you can only sell the property...

Can a mortgage and deed be assigned different percentages, i.e. 1/3 and 2/3?

You can agree to split ownership however you like since you’re currently unmarried. A mortgage has to be signed by everyone with an ownership...

If the social services lien is against the borrower, the social services lien is subject to the foreclosure judgment. The lis pendens doesn’t...

Can a USA citizen sue another USA citizen for realestate fraud sold in a foreign country?

It can be done, but you will have to establish that the court has jurisdiction over the defendant, which means serving the defendant in New York or...

We need a contingency attorney in upstate ny for a real estate breach of contract, help?

Generally, damages for breach of a real estate contract are limited to the seller’s retention of the buyer’s down payment. I have never seen a...

Seller doesn't want to sell after waiting 2 years with my $33000 deposit

If the deposit is $33,000, you’re better off asking for your down payment back and moving on. Litigation is time-consuming and expensive. ...

We were doing a Loan mod, so haven’t paid Mtg in a year. We decided to sell, and we are supposedly closing Tuesday, tonight I wa

Call the attorney who commenced the action and ask for a payoff quote immediately. If the sale price is higher than what you owe on the mortgage,...