My home price is $450,000. I have a $380,000. loan for that home .

You have an estate of $450,000 because of your ownership to your house. You have equity of $70,000, the net balance of fair market value and the...

Can a Mother of a deceased son fight his wife of 7 months for property and etc.?

You may have a Probate Code 850 petition for the return of property back to the decedent's estate. Edward C. Ip

My contractor started work and never finished. I want to sue him. What do I need to do?

Review the terms of your contract. If the contract is for the complete cleanup, file a complaint with the State Contractor License Board....

My cousin who lives overseas wants to buy a house in Calif. He asked me if I can buy it for him if he transfers funds to me.

You act as a trustee for your cousin. Create a trust for your cousin. You will be the trustee and your cousin will be the beneficiary. You may...

My mother died in California where she owns a house. My brother is the executor (since he lives in California, I do not).

You can file a partition action to separate your interest from the subject property. Edward C. Ip

Whether you can break the lease or not depends upon whether you have constructive notice of the presence of the said transformer. And whether the...

While in mortgage fraud litigation, does it suspend any monthly mortgage interests and payments that may be added to the loan?

By not making payments, the borrower breached. The claim for damages would be defused by the defendant's theory of unclean hand, too. Don't use...

Im a self employed I was hire by a real state Representative to do a construction work at a property an its been 8 months since

If you are on payroll, you have a claim of unpaid wages with the Department of Industrial Relationships. If you have been acting as a contractor...

If U can't provide home owners insur. coverage for Ur home&their is a mortgage is the bank enforced coverage the same as U had?

The bank's required policy only covered the bank's secured interest only. Edward C. Ip

You only have to comply with the terms of the lease. However, the landlord may accuse that you damaged the stove if you had not tested the stove...