City government. Is it illegal, unethical, or none of the above for city council members to sell city property to themselves?

This situation could certainly raise conflict of interest issues. However, to determine that you will need to have an attorney review the record...

What are my options if I own property in Texas that is worth less than the taxes incurred each year?

I agree with the other two commenting counsel. Consider donating the land or a next to nothing sale to a neighbor. Don't just walk away from it...

Commonly areas that are zoned commercial or under commercial lease exclude using the site for residential purposes. In part, this is because the...

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 co-owners of the property with thier names on the deed, then you would also need thier signatures to purchase the property. If...

Am I required to allow a city building inspector to re inspect the house that I recently bought and moved into that has an NOV?

You will need to have some sort of heat source that complies with your local regulations. Unfortunately, in some areas simple wood stoves or...

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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?

Generally, yes a County can require permitting after-the-fact even if the time period has been decades. If it was built illegally without permits,...

4k + acres of land in south Texas before the Mexican American war. Can this land be reclaimed?

Highly unlikely that you could prevail in this, but if you are truly interested you will absolutely need to retain an attorney to look at the...

I respectfully disagree with the other answer. If the building was contructed not in compliance with code - as you imply in your question - then...

How can we get nuisance neighbors out?

It sounds like you have attempted some of the best low-cost approaches available to you. As indicated by counsel above your only other recourse...

If someone has an easement over someone else's property for ingress and egress (access in and out) they have no additional right to do work on that...