Questions tagged [real-estate]
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Selling a college house
Let's say a father buys a moderately decent house for his daughter to live in for college. 4 years later he sells for a profit. Would capital gains taxes come into play given that the house is his ...
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Can I block an ADU that blocks my ocean view, invades my privacy, and casts a shadow on my solar panels?
A neighbor intends to construct an ADU that will completely block my ocean view and invade my privacy by inviting residents to congregate directly in front of my living room windows. Also, at 16 feet ...
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Out of contract on house inspection
So I recently got an offered accepted for a house. I was scheduled to have an inspection for last week, but I cancelled it, because my attorney did not get the approval letter back in time. I am in ...
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In France, can you lock out a squatter the way they locked you out?
This is specific to France (and maybe other countries, but I doubt that there is any other with such a surrealistic legislation like ours)
In France, when someone breaks in to your house and stays ...
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Is a Washington State tile contractor responsible for failed work installed incorrectly after 2 years?
We had our main floor and 4 showers tiled by a contractor who was recommended by the tile supplier. Within two years of the tile completion, the shower tile loosed and lifted and water leaked under ...
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How do we sue an appraiser who violated professional standards? [duplicate]
We applied for a residential real estate mortgage and the bank sent a licensed appraiser. Both our insurance appraisal and the property tax assessment valued our home at over $1M and the bank’s ...
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What can I do if a builder ignores me while I try to have them fix something that is under warranty?
I am a US citizen living in the US. I own a condo, which has a builder's warranty on it. I have been attempting to contact the builder to fix an issue with my roof/ceiling that is covered on the ...
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Is this an implied easement?
I'm looking to purchase some property in Ontario. The property in question is between two other properties. The owners of the properties on each side have created a path through the wooded area to ...
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Can accessory buildings under 108 square feet have a basement in Ontario?
I'm looking to build a small bunkie in the forest behind my cottage. I've been reading the bylaws, and it looks like I can come up with a pretty usable space by including a loft with a less than 6 ...
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How to extend easement to new piece of property being severed?
I'm in Ontario, Canada. I'm looking at purchasing a piece of land behind my parents cottage. I'll be severing 1-2 acres from a much larger parcel, and because it is behind my parents property there is ...
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Real Estate “For Sale” sign on easement
A house on a landlocked tract (Property A) in North Carolina is for sale by realtor. Property A is accessed from the state road by a driveway, the end of which is constructed on an easement granted ...
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What happens if a builder doesn't fully fix a problem, and then the home warranty runs out?
I (US citizen living in the US) have a home warranty on my property. This warranty, like all warranties, expires eventually. I have recently identified an issue that is covered by the warranty. What ...
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Realtor's 'For Sale' sign was on wrong property & I bought under impression it was as-shown
Clearly I didn't perform due diligence here...although the Control Map and Parcel number were listed correctly, and a surveyor re-walked the property (a vacant lot, ~1 acre in size) & provided me ...
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Capital gains tax on half a house?
My mother and I jointly own a house in Nevada. It's her primary residence, but not mine. Is there any way to legally avoid paying capital gains tax if the house is sold either because my mother wants ...
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Buying a property, neighbor across the st is using the property's address
I own a house, and am currently thinking about buying the vacant lot next to mine to ensure that no one builds on it (beautiful view).
While talking with the seller they mentioned that the neighbor ...
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Hypothetical - new land ownership
I am intentionally not specifying a country for the following as I am interested in answers for different countries.
Lets say that instead of global warming we would have global cooling - the ice ...
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Adverse possession in MA, USA
X bought property recently in MA.
X does land survey for the purpose of building fence.
Survey reveals:
(1) row of small plants of neighbor Y is inside X property.
(2) old fence between neighbor Y and ...
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Roommate/co-tenant said she would renew but lied after I sign lease - invalid lease?
So, my roommates and I planned to sign a lease renewal as co-tenants in NYC. While some of the roommates already signed it, the others changed their mind last minute. This unfortunately means the ...
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What constitutes 'pre-existing structure' in a tax abatement?
I recently purchased a new construction condo in Philadelphia, PA which is subject to a tax abatement via Philadelphia Ordinance 1456-A. According to a document I have from the City of Philadelphia's ...
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How to encourage landlord to fix retaining wall
I am located in Colorado, USA.
We own a house that has a rented home behind it. There is a retaining wall between the two properties. We have checked on the county assessor's website and the ...
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Is it true that only people who own properties in Karnataka can make an agreement of sale in Karnataka?
I am planning to purchase a plot in Karnataka. Currently I have no properties in Karnataka and I'm a Keralite. I heard that in order to make an agreement with the plot owner, I need to have some ...
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Does this Restrictive Covenant apply to new purchasers?
I am considering buying a house. There's a restrictive covenant attached to it that begins as follows (emphasis mine, blanks contain the original husband and wife who were the developers):
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Recourse loan state and Non-Recourse loan state which one prevails?
Someone that lives in a non-recourse state buys property in a recourse state. All signatures where done by mail in their home state. Is it automatically a recourse loan since the property is located ...
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How can I protect my family land, my family relationships, and my husband? [closed]
My grandmother is the sole owner of 40 acres of land. Her will states that it will be divided between her children, my aunt and my dad, upon her death. My father died a few years ago, and my ...
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Buying all the timeshares
What if you own a fractional property or a timeshare which we all know are a rip off, but then you bought everyone else’s time shares for that particular fractional property. Would you own that ...
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UK Estate Agent withdrawing house before occupancy without returning fees
In February, my relative agreed to rent a house. She paid a holding deposit, and after numerous credit checks the move was agreed - to begin on 1st April 2020. She paid the deposit and first month's ...
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What is a “generic” deed form (for transferring house)
I called my town's county clerk office (in Florida, USA) to inquire about how to transfer the deed of my parent's house to being solely in my mom's name following my dad's passing (she is disabled and ...
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Is a real estate license enough to act as a buyer's agent?
Location is United States, Tennessee.
I've heard that you need to be part of a brokerage in order to serve as a listing agent, but I haven't found a definitive answer on if that's a requirement to ...
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Quitclaim reversal in Washington state. Statue of limitations? Options? Legal recourse?
My question involves real estate located in the State of: Washington
My home, has been hostilely taken over. It appears after my home was legally purchased and transferred into my name, that a ...
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Who decides the sale price of jointly owned property?
Two friends decide to purchase a condo 50/50 and become roommates. Foolishly, no agreement between the friends is entered.
Shortly after, roommate A finds a girlfriend. The relationship rapidly ...
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Contract for deed purchase with existing tenants
When purchasing a property contract for deed with an active month-to-month lease and tenants on the property, does that lease typically transfer to the purchaser? Or, is that something which has to be ...
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Can land lord prevent room sharing overnight due to religious reasons? We both pay rent separately and have two separate rooms
Landlord is trying to prevent bf and I from sleeping in one room overnight. We both have our own rooms. However I mostly just use it to change and store my stuff. He made a written agreement after I ...
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Intestate succession in Utah: Parent and Siblings
Joe owned a home. He died without a will. His survivors are a mother and six siblings.
Do I understand correctly that the mother inherits everything and the siblings nothing? Here is a link to the UT ...
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HOAs and Personal Assistant
What can my personal assistant do when the HOA sends me a violation or other such letter? Can they research the CC&Rs, Bylaws or other such states, federal statues to help me better understand the ...
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Can you buy a granted land for a SC/ST in India? If so, what are the documentation to be followed?
If a land is owned by a SC/ST person and it is a granted land to them.
If you want to buy that land from them, what are the legal procedure that needs to be followed to buy it?
As there are few ...
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What does the article of this will mean in layman's terms?
ARTICLE III
I specifically device and bequeath a life estate of my real property located at LOCATION unto PERSON1 as long as they reside there upon and reasonably maintains the same with the ...
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signature requirements on deed
I understand that deeds, which are used to transfer real estate, are not governed by the Uniform Commercial Code. The UCC signature requirements allow a wide range of methods for executing a signature....
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Is it usual and cutomary for seller to provide credit card debt amounts and bank accounts to title agent
Got an unusual one.....selling a house, from an estate, as court appointed administrator. Title agent is asking administrator to provide the consumer credit cards and amounts, of decedent, owed to ...
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Is it fraudulent to run two similar companies for splitting out debt?
I started a reconstruction project about 2 years ago. I signed a contract with a building firm, let's say A, including a reconstruction plan of about one year.
One year and 9 months later the ...
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Can one claim adverse possession by simply securing an existing boundary in England?
A small (.5Acre) plot of land sits adjacent to our property boundary, officially designated "grazing land" it is in practice wild scrubby, sometime-flooded ground that sits between our garden and the ...
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Pipes Froze BC Condo Owner Blocked Furnace Vents
TL;DR: I live in a condo and a majority owner turned off the furnace which heats our crawlspace. Our pipes froze and I would like to explore legal actions to resolve this issue.
Hi Everyone,
I am in ...
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Can my landlord force me to sign an agreement whereby I'd have to pay their legal fees?
Canada, Ontario:
My landlord included this item in the additional terms for a lease they want me to sign:
Tenants agree to pay all reasonable costs, Lawyer’s fees and expenses
made or ...
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NYC new apartment purchase- transfer of funds to trust account of the attorney
We live in Australia and we bought a new apartment in the US(NYC). We already paid 30% of the apartment price and for the closing we need to pay 70%.
Our US lawyer told us that we should transfer the ...
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In an LLC (real estate) with two equal members, who is considered the owner of the LLC's properties. The LLC, or the partners?
I am one of two members of an LLC that owns property in Kentucky. Could one or both of the members be considered the owner of a particular property, or would the LLC represent the legal owner?
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One child gets the heritage 40 years later?
I have a question about how to deal with the following issue:
There's a family with two kids. The family property is 2 houses (same value, one is home to the family and the other is empty).
The older ...
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Can a man who owns a strip of land going through another's house extort the owner of the house with threat to build on the land?
There was a recent article on cracked.com discussing an individual who accidentally purchased a tiny strip of land, worth approximately 50 dollars, thinking he was purchasing the house it ran through. ...
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Buying a home from a 'sale by owner' that was previously listed by some agent and shown by my agent. My agent asking commission and raising price
The incident is based in Arizona.
An agent was assigned to us a part of our relocation. The agent showed some houses which I had done the research for. So I had found the house and asked them to show ...
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Affidavit as an eviction notice
This is a question exploring a solution to this situation Curious case of real-estate transaction with predatory tenants
A seller has entered an agreement with a buyer in the jurisdiction of Nova ...
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Curious case of real-estate transaction with predatory tenants
This question is looking for some ideas and some underwater rocks that haven't been though of yet.
The context:
Jurisdiction: Nova Scotia, Canada
A buyer and a seller has entered into an sale ...
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Real estate - Transfer Disclosure Statement and Disclosure of Repairs
This question pertains to real estate law in the state of California. I recently purchased a house and moved in this past weekend. Yesterday, the first rain event of the season occurred, and several ...
