What's the best action to take to sell a family ranch if you don't want to deal with the sister who cut your Mom's fingers off?

Assuming the siblings all inherited the property, you basically have two options: (1) You can all come to an agreement to sell the property...

I agree with the prior answers. Your question implies that perhaps you were hoping that if a seller discovers a disclosable defect, but then waits...

When a deed to a property is in the name of a family trust, in a living trust, who pays property taxes during the litigation?

The trustees, on behalf of the trust, are responsible for paying the taxes. If one trustee is refusing to share his/her half of the burden, the...

If a married couple is "carrying the note" on our mortgage and down the road they get a divorce, what would happen?

I agree with the prior two responses. The deed of trust or note held by the married coupled to secure their interest in your property represents...

Our landlord stole our security deposit. His real estate company was listed on the lease. Can we sue the real estate company?

Generally speaking, you can sue the whomever you entered into the lease with. If your agreement was with the landlord as an individual, you...

Does an attorney owe a duty to a co-tenant of his former client when said attorney causes a partition property to be sold?

Generally speaking, an attorney has no duties, fiduciary or otherwise, to non-clients. The facts as presented are a bit muddy. If Tenant B was...

Generally speaking, you do not need any sort of license to assign your interest in a contract, whether that contract is for real estate or...

If a cross complaint goes to court does it show up on the case number for the original complaint?

A cross-complaint is filed under the original case number. It does not receive a separate case number. It is not clear what you mean when you state...

How many days before a hearing to answer vexatious litigant motion in California?

Oppositions to most motions are due 9 court days prior to the hearing date. If a person cannot physically attend a hearing, most courts allow for...

How do LLC taxes work?

Generally, the perceived benefit of an LLC is what is commonly referred to as pass through taxation, which means that the entity is not taxed on...