Questions answered by Douglas E. Portnoy

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Need to know how to get a Verbal contract with a parent upheld in a court of law.

Douglas's answer | Answered on November 30, 2013

You can apply to the court for guardianship over her estate and the court will appoint a guardian ad litem to see if your mom is a danger to...

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I am representing myself in the superior court.

Douglas's answer | Answered on November 30, 2013

It is going to be hard to find a lawyer to appear on a limited basis just to "defend" the deposition since he or she would have to know what the...

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How should a home owner handle a situation when 16 I/2 years later they find out that a deed in trust was placed on their home

Douglas's answer | Answered on November 30, 2013

There are many issues here. First, when a person buys a home he or she would procure title insurance that goes along with a title search performed...

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Expungement question.

Douglas's answer | Answered on November 30, 2013

You should get that FTA cleared up before you request the expungement to make sure. Read 15A-146 of the North Carolina General Statutes for...

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Property manager "took off" with move in, what happens now?

Douglas's answer | Answered on November 27, 2013

You should take photographs of the inside and write down which repair issues were present when you moved in. If the landlord deducts from your...

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Tenant eviction for non payment.

Douglas's answer | Answered on November 27, 2013

If you did not ask for it in the eviction or you did and she was not served personally then you need to file a separate action in small claims. ...

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How do I get tenants out after they were given notice to move and are still there?

Douglas's answer | Answered on November 27, 2013

You need to give them a notice to quit within seven days from the end of the month and then file an eviction proceeding in small claims.

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Rights as homeowner when a "friend" asks to stay at home and offers money, then proceeds to attempt to ban from property?

Douglas's answer | Answered on November 25, 2013

If he has not paid rent for a particular period then you would have to send him notice to vacate and then evict him to remove him from the...

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I helped my brother get home ,not knowing it got foreclosed because of lack of payment..my wife and i trying get second mortgag

Douglas's answer | Answered on November 25, 2013

Putting you on the deed is not going to stop the foreclosure if the payments were not made. The only way to stop the foreclosure is to sell the...

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How can i receive an extension on a writ of possession scheduled to occur at 11am this morning.

Douglas's answer | Answered on November 25, 2013

You should have been served the foreclosure papers and the bank would have had to prove that. The file would show how the foreclosure notices were...

Douglas E. Portnoy's Answers (528)

Need to know how to get a Verbal contract with a parent upheld in a court of law.

I am representing myself in the superior court.

How should a home owner handle a situation when 16 I/2 years later they find out that a deed in trust was placed on their home

Expungement question.

Property manager "took off" with move in, what happens now?

Tenant eviction for non payment.

How do I get tenants out after they were given notice to move and are still there?

Rights as homeowner when a "friend" asks to stay at home and offers money, then proceeds to attempt to ban from property?

I helped my brother get home ,not knowing it got foreclosed because of lack of payment..my wife and i trying get second mortgag

How can i receive an extension on a writ of possession scheduled to occur at 11am this morning.