Real Estate use

If the school has been using your land with your permission, it can never acquire ownership rights in your land no matter how long it uses it. You...

When a person signs a quit claim to encumbered property, does that negate that person's financial obligation?

Signing the quitclaim deed did not, by itself, relieve your brother from liability on the mortgage loan. Although a foreclosure on the property...

How do I address a quit claim on home once owned with my ex?

If by "total loss" you mean that you have lost all ownership interest in the house, I am afraid you are correct. The fact that you did not list...

Throughout the United States, the regulation of public roads is vested exclusively in governmental bodies, usually the municipality in which the...

Is a civil contempt court order valid with wrong plaintiffs name on it

It depends on the facts. I am inferring from your question that you were, in fact, found to be in contempt of a court decree, that you were...

My fiance's ex is refusing to pay the court-ordered mortgage, what can he do?

I am not a divorce lawyer, but going through a divorce gave me an involuntary education in this area of the law. I hope your fiance had an...

Do I need a real estate attorney?

I'm afraid you probably do need a real estate attorney -- although it will not be me, because I am not licensed to practice only in Maine, and not...

If I gave verbal permission for another party to allow horses to graze on my land is it possible that he may have squaters right

I interpret you to be asking, "am I in danger of losing my land because I allowed Mr. Smith to pasture his horses there?" As my colleagues below...

Would my landlords be grandfathered when it comes to a health hazord

No one is "grandfathered" once a septic system begins malfunctioning. "Grandfathering" only protects persons who have septic systems that are...

I remodeled my parents garage and moved in 2007 with his permission, and have lived here since rent free.

It is difficult to answer your question without more information. However, there is a great deal of misinformation out there about what you call...