When seller financing, should i have an attourney review the Note and the motgage process to ensure we are abiding by Dodd Frank

As a result of Dodd-Frank, Congress enacted the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2010. The CFPB is responsible, along with HUD, for...

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Need help with manager about lease

In Texas, a landlord must mitigate damages in this event. See TPC 91.006: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PR/htm/PR.91.htm. You could...

What makes a contract a legal document and if I typed a a paper up and had the person sign it does that make it legal?

To be enforceable, a contract must express that two or more parties have an agreement to perform some action. Written contracts are obviously...

What are my rights as a tenant under a lease agreement and the home I am renting is scheduled to be sold at foreclosure auction?

It depends on the finance documents. If the lien from the previous loan was extended and renewed in the new loan, then your Lease is subordinate to...

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Can apartment lease be renewed if my name is there with sister and sister is not present

This will be the Landlord's decision to make, primarily based upon: (a) your credit; and (b) your past payment history. It may be that if Landlord...

Can we brake our lease and still receive are deposit back if brake early

Texas law allows a tenant to terminate a lease IF the condition materially affects the health or safety of an ordinary tenant, IF appropriate...

Property manager trying to enforce removal of storage from space that the property owner told me was mine to use. Retaliation

Bruce is right; try HCAD first: http://www.hcad.org/. If you don't get the intel you need there, then try the Harris County Clerk's office:...

What to do now that we have a judgment against us?

Assuming your company was properly incorporated and maintained its corporate existence at all times, timely paid all taxes, never commingled funds,...

Builder incentives tied to using their lender

The answer involves a complicated set of federal laws called The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. It is 40+ years old now, and basically says...

Can I be evicted after my apartments cashed my partial payment ? I love in Texas ?

Yes your Landlord may prosecute an eviction lawsuit against you if you owe them money or otherwise breach the Lease. Yes you need to attend the...