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What is the document that I need if I need a mortgage company to allow family member to make decisions on my behalf

Stuart's answer | Answered on October 13, 2016

Ask the mortgage co if they are looking for a "Power of Attorney" document signed by the property owner, authorizing you to take various actions on...

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How do I get my deed to my property when the att. that has it won't return phone calls or certified letters/

Stuart's answer | Answered on October 13, 2016

You might try a different approach. If this was a "Contract for Deed" where you were paying monthly installments to the property owner over a term...

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Can a property management company take late fees from the basic rent payment before giving the landlord the rent?

Stuart's answer | Answered on October 13, 2016

Check your agreement with your PM Company. Some of the agreements allow the PM to charge and retain late fees, even if not paid by the T.

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I am an ind contractor and have a lease at a salon in texas and im the only one who signed is there a way to get of the lease

Stuart's answer | Answered on October 13, 2016

Unless waived in the Lease, the LL has the right to hold most of your personal property items. For that reason, I recommend you remove your...

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Putting a rental property under an LLC with 50 percent ownership per spouse

Stuart's answer | Answered on October 12, 2016

You won't like this answer, but yes and no. Meaning, yes the asset is protected against LLC creditors, except for secured lenders, taxing...

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Can the IRS go after adult children's income?

Stuart's answer | Answered on October 12, 2016

I believe that you and your bro own this non-IRS-encumbered property free and clear of the IRS debt, but I am going to switch the practice area to...

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Can my mother wright her own eviction notice to get me out of her house?

Stuart's answer | Answered on October 12, 2016

If you don't pay rental then you are not a tenant or subtenant; you are a house-guest. As such, you are subject to removal at any time without...

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Does "Paid in Full" Written on Money Order or Check and Cashed by Property Management Company/ Landlord mean the debt is paid?

Stuart's answer | Answered on October 12, 2016

In law this is called an "accord and satisfaction," and tends to be complex. Merely writing "paid in full" on a check for a lesser sum and...

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Can my landlord just lock me out and bar me from my house with out serving me any papers

Stuart's answer | Answered on October 12, 2016

Go to JP Court and get a Writ of Reentry, using TPC 92.009: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm. Find your nearest JP Court...

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Do I have to pay late fees if I have never renewed my rental lease agreement for 2 years since I moved into my the place

Stuart's answer | Answered on October 12, 2016

If you agreed to pay late charges in your original Lease you signed in March 2014, then the same terms and conditions still apply today even though...

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