Real Estate Broker laws?

The trigger point for earning a commission can be set by contract, but the default common law standard is "a meeting of the minds on the essential...

Does a broker have an obligation to inform a buyer that the next door neighbor has harassed neighbors in the past.

It is impossible to reach a certain conclusion based on the facts provided, but the likely answer is that the seller's agent was not required to...

The statute of frauds requires that a contract for the transfer of real property be executed by the party to be charged. It does not have to be...

It is possible that you will be forced to go through a lengthy ejectment proceeding in supreme court instead of a summary proceeding (eviction) in...

I have been living in an apartment on a month to month rental from Sept 2012 I pay rent on the 15 of every month

Security deposit cannot be kept by a landlord as an offset for a claim of unpaid rent. If you are month to month without a lease, you were...

This question has many layers to it and is not as simple as "is it legal". First, MLS is the contractual means for collecting a co-brokerage...

Why are lawyers reluctant to defend foreclosure actions as being illegal when the banks have not proved authority?

The real reason is that a modification is often times a better resolution for the homeowner than dismissing the foreclosure action. The MERS issue...

What does 'attend' a deposition mean? Can you attend a deposition but choose not to testify?

The long and short is that attendance means you have to appear. If you do not appear, or if you refuse to be sworn in, or if you do not answer the...

Do we, the sellers, return a "Good Faith," deposit on our home when the potential buyer backed out of the pending contract?

I disagree with some of the analysis here. In my opinion, the $1,000 was paid by the potential buyers in consideration for you no longer showing...

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Is Plaintiff allowed to amend a pleading as a matter of course before responsive pleading? Or must wait for 21 days?

FRCP Rule 15 permits you to amend within 21 days of service of your original pleading, or within 21 days after service of a responsive pleading if...