Covenants, conditions, and restrictions

Mr. Lipshutz makes some good observations. I add to them the fact that the code amendment makes changes affecting substantive rights, and I...

You can only know with certainty by having the title examined. However, if the deed into the brother and your husband was with survivorship, your...

The question is a bit confusing, but it sounds like they didn't sign the new contract. Tell them they can either sign it or you will evict them.

Did your bank honor the check or not? Should be easy to find out. If not, you owe the money. If it did, you don't. If the check cleared, take...

Do i have a good lawsuite?

A written contract (or a verbal contract for that matter) that lacks the basic elements of price, payments, etc. may be too vague to be enforced. ...

If I sign a quit deed claim, will my name be removed from the title? Who takes it off and how long does it take?

If in fact a judgment lien is filed (meaning they sued you and won and recorded a fi. fa.), the lien will stay on the property after you sign away...

For two months we have been under contract with buyer for the purchase of our home. Can buyer just back out?

A lawyer cannot tell you whether or not refusing to close is a breach without seeing the contract. The wording of the contingencies controls. It...

Writ of possession question

Mr. Von Hacke is correct in what he told you. Serving a writ is analogous to serving an arrest warrant - the sheriff shows up and takes the person...

Selling home to Daughter no realtor. Who pays closing fees?

That is what it means. If you agree, fine, if not, you need to change it. BEWARE of boiler plate forms. You are saving big bucks on real estate...

I am selling my rental home to my daughter. Should she be approved for a mortgage before we enter into a contract?

You can do it either way. If you sign a contract first, and she does not qualify for the loan (depending on how the contingency is worded), she...