If a house is in foreclosure and then the landlord files for bankruptcy, is it legal for the tenants to retain residency?

Here is what is happening. The bank can either board up the house or employ a security guard (you!!!). You are going to cut the grass, pay the...

My neighbor is claiming that tree roots from a tree on my property are damaging his garage. Are we liable for that damage?

Lets start with the easy issue. There is no right to have one's trees extend their branches or roots across a property line. You can cut the...

I am very confused. You say you were able to refinance with her name in title under circumstances where she did not sign the mortgage. Next you...

Is there a statue of limitations

One of the lawyers in my firm is admitted in New Jersey. She says it is 6 years. The response given is not intended to create, nor does it...

How to ask the current tenant move out from a short-sale house?

The starting point is to understand why the prior owner is not moving out. In almost every case it is because they either do not have the money to...

A neighbors tree has over grown and pushed our garage off the foundation.Can we force him to remove the tree?

In almost every state, a property owner has the right to cut any branches or roots that cross the property line. Cutting the roots will not be...

Selling mom's house

I would like to tell you it will be easy. Ten years ago that would have been true. Today the lenders will treat this as an investment property and...

I been married for two months and recently separated. Does my new husband have any rights to my house that i purchased on my own

In Penna he would be entitle to an equitable share of the appreciation since the marriage. I'll bet there was no appreciation in two months. Try...

My landlord gave me a 30-day notice to vacate. I plan to leave before then. Do I need to pay for the full 30 days?

The answer depends on the lease. It seems to me that the landlord wants you gone. He may not have given you proper notice. The June 16 notice...

After living with someone for over 31 years, do I have any rights, he wants to evict me?

Get yourself to a Domestic Relations lawyer tomorrow. I searched this site and found Barbara Jo Strauss ...