What is our next course of action to get our money back from a seller who has not responded to a proposed settlement?

You can sue the seller for the return of your security deposit. Wrongfully withholding a security deposit may carry punitive damages for the seller.

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How do I remove my ex-girlfriends name off my house for abandonment?

Your options are (1) to have her sign a quitclaim deed; (2) sue her for partition; (3) sue her for quiet title. You'll never be able to sell the...

How to remove myself from the title of my sister's house without the transfer tax?

As you may have gathered from the responses, there are multiple tax consequences to the transaction that you are proposing. I see gift tax, income...

Need the road pushed through. Road has approved easement and shows it to be the correct and legal access point.

If the road in an easement across your neighbor's land, then the county wouldn't be the one to build a road. You would have to build the road...

Is the passing of real property through joint tenancy, with ros, count as part of the surviving spouse's taking of their 1/2 CP?

The disposition of real estate is affected by how title is held to the property. A surviving joint tenant with right of survivorship automatically...

Do I have the ability to sue the real estate agent for the cost of correcting these issue? Is there a statue of limitations?

Generally, the statute of limitations for nondisclosure by the seller's real estate broker is two years from the close of escrow, as provided in...

Interspousal deed transfer requirements, during real property purchase, in the state of CA...

No law requires it, but in a practical sense, you'll have to sign it if you don't want to b e on title.

Do kids have the power to ask a realtor to leave the premises or my land and say "You can't sell it without our permission"?

You've got a mess on your hands and it's getting worse. Without an attorney helping you, you won't get any relief. It's going to be expensive.

Please explain the interspousal transfer Grant deed & interspousal transfer quit-claim deed as it pertains to our situation.

Have an attorney give you legal advice on the warranties of title in a grant deed and the title obtained in a quit claim deed. Don't go cheap on...

What's the worse thing that can happen if I do not hire a real estate lawyer during a dispute or partition?

I agree with Mr. Moss about finding a solution without litigating. However, if you are a defendant in litigation or you have received a demand...