How much time should I expect to wait to clear a title of a break if the old owners are deceased, is it worth the trouble?

It’s impossible to predict how long it will take to clear this up, especially when we don’t know exactly what the issue is. It could be as simple...

My dad set a Life estate 10 years ago in New York making my brother the grantee. Can siblings be added to the life estate?

If your father signed a deed that transfers title to your brother but reserved a life estate in himself then the house is owned by your brother...

I paid for a college program but now the program closed they said the are going to send a full refund.

You can sue but being out time is not enough to recover anything. You need to prove damages. How were you hurt monetarily by this?

Does having a Power of Attorney allow a person to sell property or transfer into someone else’s name?

For medical decisions he needs to fill out a health care proxy and living will which will appoint someone to make decisions for him if he is unable...

I HAVE MORTGAGE AND THE HOLDER ADDED A ITEM YEARS AFTER AND DID NOT REQUEST NOR WAS IT OK WITH ME.IS THAT CONTRACT STILL BINDING

Assuming that additional terms were added after you signed the document those added terms would not be valid.

There is no limit to the number of grantors that have to sign it. Anyone who is an owner of the property should be signing a deed to sell the...

He can sue, as can anyone, for any reason at any time. He won’t win though. In essence he paid for use and occupancy, which once paid can not be...

I need representation for a law suit brought by one of my old tenants ?

It sounds like you are being sued for personal injury. Since this happened in your building there should be insurance that covers you against such...

How do I contest a deed?

Any deed purporting to transfer property that was not owned by the transferor would be invalid. the seller has to own the property in order to...

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The statute of limitations in NY is six years from default.