Acknowledgment (notary) is not required to enforce promissory note. With a few exceptions (ex. Mechanics liens) there are no auto lien rights...

May a fee owner construct a gate that prevents free access to our property.

Obviously, the language of the easement document will control. To the extent there is no language addressing access restrictions, there is...

My husband received a judgement in small claims court back in July 2012. The debtor is a federal employee.

Nonsense -- this office pursues judgments on that amount and less regularly and successfully. There are a number of options for recovery on this...

In the state of Washington when filling a lien on a bond do I also need to file a lien on the property as well?

I agree with Attorney Wolfe with the caveat that you may also have a retainage claim if a gov project in addition to a bond claim and both such...

How do I get a faulty judgment removed?

You'll have to bring a motion for relief from the judgment under Civil Rule 60. It is important that you move quickly to do this because...

The standard on a Sellers Disclosure claim (Form 17) is actual knowledge. The courts will infer knowledge in circumstances where it is obvious...

A collection agency has contacted me on a phone bill debt from 1998. What are my options? I'm in Washington State.

The Statute of Limitation on written contracts, which will assume this is, is 6 years. On verbal contracts, the SOL drops down to 3. i would say...

There certainly is a law that prohibits this. It comes up over and again in boundary line, easement, and/or survey disputes. *This e-mail...

If my house goes into a non judicial foreclosure sale, can the lender put liens on my other properties for the remaining debt?

With some very limited exceptions, which don't appear to apply based on your statements, the lender is not able to obtain a deficiency judgment...