The companies that act as the agent for the mortgage lender to receive payments ["Servicing Company"] will start the foreclosure procedures very...

Can I have Quiet Title

What Shawn means by "title company insures the title at closing" is that the owner's policy of title insurance that protects you may not show a...

Your description of the circumstances does not appear exempt from the real estate sales tax [aka "excise tax." You are assuming the prior mortgage...

Elderly relatives sold me house & I put down large investment, and made 5 years of payments..How do I safeguard my investment?

That is a huge amount of property value that will likely be lost if you fail to follow the advice Shawn said to consult a lawyer. It is amazing to...

Can we lock our neighbors new gate on our side?

No lawyer will be able to reply until you add more information. We can presume there is either a walkway or a road that now has a gate....

Unfortunately, there is no statute that guides the users of an easement how to divide the expenses of maintenance. There have been attempts to pass...

Do I need a lawyer in order to start eviction lawsuit (after written notice)?

Though I have been a real property lawyer nearly 40 years, and I own two rental properties, I know that the eviction process has many traps, so I...

AVVO can be a fantastic value and resource for people to get simple advice. Your question is one of the other times when the best advice is to get...

The deed that you signed and delivered to them, but they did not record, does not expire based upon time. However, a deed that is signed without...

It is true that a probate of the decedent's estate is a good way to distribute someone's ownership of real property to the heirs. The probate...