The answer here in FL and generally is that someone cannot be "removed" from a deed unless this man either signs a deed to his wife or if the wife...

Short Sale?

What you call a purchase contract, I believe, would be called a mortgage here in FL. You own the home and a loan is secured by the realty. A short...

How can I refinance our mortgage if the property doesn't have a clean title search due to a tax lien in my husbands name?

The most likely answer here is that the tax lien will have to be paid out of the refinance proceeds, assuming that there is enough to pay off the...

My husband and I are separated and he verbally agreed to quit claim deed the house to me. Can I change the locks on the house?

If this matter were in Florida the first question would be "how is the deed worded?" In other words, are you both owner, if not, who is? I am going...

Bank purchased the foreclosed property I'm renting. Can the landlord evict for non-payment since they no longer own the property

The answer to this question is dependent upon whether you are correct that the bank, in fact "purchased the foreclosed property." I frequently...

As true with all purported breach of contract cases, the answer lies in the agreement itself. Contracts contain mutual duties. What does the...

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Would it be applied to my delinquent taxes if I transferred my homestead exemption from one of my properties to another?

Transferring your homestead exemption won't solve your problem with back taxes. I am very familiar with property tax law but have never heard of...

Can an HOA Foreclose on a property already in foreclosure and not tell the first lien holder they are foreclosing?

This is not an unusual scenario. The HOA is trying to recoup its unpaid HOA fees and hopes that an unknowing buyer will purchase unaware of the...

In Forida, owner quit claims condo to assn. Bank forecloses. Does bank foreclosure wipe out condo assn ownership at sale

The bank foreclosure will typically "wipe out" or extinguish the association's ownership regardless of who is the purchaser at the foreclosure...

My cousin passed 1-26. Another cousin set a probate case and I have not been contacted. How do I let the courts know of me?

Assuming that your cousin died leaving a will to direct his estate's personal representative, that will should have been filed of record in the...