I am starting the process of selling my home to a friend. What docs do I need? Do I need an atty?

Is your name on the note and mortgage? If so, conveying the property to your partner will not remove you from the mortgage obligation and you...

Can our Mortgage company hold money from an Insurance claim and make us rebuild an old delapidated building?

Under Fannie Mae guidelines, when an insurance check is for more than $10,000, the check will be made payable to both you and the bank and the bank...

Prescriptive easement claim from several years ago?

Laws vary greatly from state. I am stating a general proposition below. You should check with a local real estate attorney to determine MI...

Can they sue the man they purchased house from?

There is not enough information to provide a complete answer. Was the home new construction? Was it represented as being newly...

What legal action can be taken regarding a check that was issued to me but cashed by two unauthorized persons?

I agree with my colleagues, you could sue the banks and/or the individuals who cashed the check. I would also add that you should file a police...

What grounds does a consumer have after being defrauded by an individual as they provided a service under false pretenses.

You should speak with a local consumer protection attorney. If the first contractor misrepresented that he was working for a different company,...

What kind of form or agreement can I use as proof that money owed to us would be paid?

I agree with my colleagues. You should have an attorney draft nn agreement for you. You should consider adding a contingency that if he misses...

If the title company gave you a judgment search, then it is common to find judgments against people with similar names. At the closing, you will...

In real estate, the grantor is the person who gives something. The grantee is the one who receives something.

Can I remove the neighbors fence.

My colleague appears to have pointed you to the applicable statute. You indicate that the neighbors won't pay to move the fence. Have you...