Can I escape a creditor if I buy a property in another state?

A judgment in NY will automatically attach to any property you own within New York. I am not admitted to practice in Florida, but I do believe...

You don't need to file suit to find out whether you still own your house. Go to the ACRIS website and put in your address, then do a document...

Like everything, you're going to have to decide how to split the house up. You do have a stake in the house even though it's only in her name if...

This would be the plaintiff's problem - any judgments filed against the borrowers or the property between 5/2014 and the time they filed the new...

No, you can't, but you should cross move under CPLR 3215 to dismiss the action because the plaintiff didnt take a default against you within a year...

I filed chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2003, never reaffirmed a second mortgage. How do I get the lean off my house

Unless the statute of limitations on the enforcement of the second mortgage has run, you won't be able to remove it as a lien. If it has, you'd...

What to do if a Lender refuses to honor and/or remove a SAT which the Lender filed?

This is a common annoyance. Since most states don't use the CEMA, a lot of lenders treat them as a refinance and satisfy their mortgage. The only...

Short Sale Dilemma: Paying off unrecorded lien after closing?

If I was you, which I am not, I would run away from this deal quickly. As my colleague from Ohio correctly points out, you are clearly on notice...

I rented out a room in a house I live in no lease? Now the owner said I didn't have permission and the renter has to go.

When someone dies without a will, the real property that they owned automatically passes to their heirs at law. If you were married at the time of...

Can a real estate agent change the gate lock on a shared private road?

Now that you've cut the agent's lock off, you should ask the agent to replace the lock and provide a key to you. If that happens, I don't think...