Do I get escrow money back if I can't get mortgage approved?

It depends on the language of your contract. If there was a mortgage contingency, the contingency generally requires that you obtain a mortgage...

Can sellers cancel the purchase contract?

An attorney would need to review your contract documents before he or she could render an informed opinion.

Water Rights - Easment? Or?

You may have a prescriptive easement. You should take all of your documents, prepare a chronology and take them to a real estate attorney with...

If your name is not on the deed and you do not have a lease, then you have no right to stay there. He cannot forcibly evict you. Technically, he...

Adult child claims that I owe her 50% of a house I sold over 3 yrs ago, saying that my ex-spouse stipulated this in divorce.

The statute of frauds requires that any agreement to convey an interest in real property be in writing and signed by the parties. So, unless...

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I disagree with my colleagues who state that a real estate broker should review a title report and then provide you with an opinion on the state of...

Countrywide was fraudulent and broker lied to me from very beginning, how can I go about suing them? long story....

You will need to take your paperwork to a real estate litigator to determine if you have a claim.

I bought land from a neighbor, she signed, but her two children didn't and they are on the house also, will this be an issue?

If the children are on the deed, then yes it is a problem. You should have the documents reviewed by a local real estate attorney.

My backyard neighbor hired a tree removal service to come onto my property and cut down 4 trees 30 feet tall.

You may sue the neighbor for trespass and the replacement value of the mature trees.

We have a deck and pool on our home that we did not get a permit to build, can the county require a permit ten years later?

As a general rule, the passage of time does not "cure" a zoning violation. A municipality typically has the right to require you to remove an...