You should do now what you are your mom failed to do (likely just to save a few dollars) and retain a good local real estate lawyer. It sounds like...

It depends on whether you actually HIRED him to do a lien release. My guess is, if you only asked him for a "quit claim" deed you didn't. Check...

Renting real property these days is a BUSINESS. The old days of a casual handshake and no security deposit issues – are long gone. I should know, I...

Sorry, but the term "roommate" is without any legal significance, and your use of it here makes your question impossible to answer. Are you...

My suggestions here would be: 1. Locate your survey (you should have received one when you purchased the property) and your copy of your title...

I agree with my colleague; it's not legally enforceable in some respects. Indeed, the legal status of "tenant" is defined primarily by a STATUTE,...

We volunteers here on this basic Q and A portion of AVVO are not permitted to solicit clients or fer Askers like yourself to other lawyers. I...

Sorry, but we volunteers here on this Basic Q and A section of AVVO are not permitted to solicit clients or refer lawyers. Have your friend check...

I wouldn't advise it without a written legal option directing you to do so. Take the Lease to a good local tenants lawyer for a proper review. Hope...

You DO have a "lease," or as the statute refers to it, a "rental agreement." It's just verbal, that's all/ Such agreements tend to be problematic,...