Jonathan Klurfeld's Answers (12158)

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If a life estate on property with a grantee for interest only was foreclosed & sold with a surplus, is grantee entitled to it?

Jonathan's answer | Answered on July 21, 2015

Case law say that the person entitled to the surplus was whoever had their name on title on the date the foreclosure case was filed and lis pendens...

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Emergency - Eviction - Writ of Possession

Jonathan's answer | Answered on July 21, 2015

If you have no lease the landlord can evict you with a 15 day notice for ANY reason; even if he/she doesn't simply like how you look. And landlord...

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Can I do something about this?

Jonathan's answer | Answered on July 21, 2015

Maybe but you would need to know what market rent is compared to other similar apartments. If you are paying less than market rent and they ask...

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Do we have to pay rent for the same month if the owner sell the property.

Jonathan's answer | Answered on July 20, 2015

The rent should have been paid to the new owner as upon closing on the 1st the title transferred and the old landlord was no longer the owner. You...

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Can an ex-wife or grown children claim property if the ex-husband purchases it after a 10 year divorce?

Jonathan's answer | Answered on July 20, 2015

He needs to see a probate lawyer to work this out. There is certainly away to make sure the girlfriend, lets call her, gets the property when he...

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Can I sue a neighbors slum lord?

Jonathan's answer | Answered on July 20, 2015

You have a big problem the you've been trimming the branches and had the legal right to trim the branches up to the property line. If you saw them...

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Moved out of apartment and landlord deducted $350 from my deposit with no written explantation. Do I have recourse?

Jonathan's answer | Answered on July 20, 2015

Sure if you want to file in small claims court and pay the filing fee and summons fee and sheriff fee to serve him. Not worth it at the end of the...

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Hey , I am a tenant of a property since last December , my lease is for a year . Recently there is a very bad smell of weed .

Jonathan's answer | Answered on July 20, 2015

You can't break the lease because the landlord cannot just start throwing people out without proof- that'd be illegal too. CAll the police and the...

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Selling without a real estate agent

Jonathan's answer | Answered on July 20, 2015

If you have no agreement with the real estate agent and the agent did no work yet trying to list and sell it then you have no duty to him/her. But...

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What type of attorney handles lawsuits against homeowners associations

Jonathan's answer | Answered on July 20, 2015

An attorney who does HOA and condo association work. And there are not enough facts in your question to reach any type of conclusion if you do or...

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