Questions tagged [real-estate]
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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
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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 ...
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Incorrect details on MLS listing, misrepresentation?
I am my own real estate agent and I recently got a property under contract. The description the selling agent added on the MLS said the property was rentable via Airbnb. When I asked for the bi-laws ...
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Bank tell me it is safe to wait for real-estate loan offer
I'm trying to buy a real-estate and I have already signed a sales agreement.
The bank tells me it is slow currently to print an "Offre de prêt" (loan offer), and has given an "Accord de prêt" ...
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Is a notarized signature required on a title search?
I've noticed that in preparation for closing on a house, a title search is done. What is the name of the document that is produced when the title search is complete? And does that document need to ...
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Does an out-of-state (U.S.) business broker or advisor need to be licensed in the state where the business is to get paid a finder's fee?
If I am based in a state that DOES NOT require a business broker or real estate license to sell a business but I work on a deal in a state (WA, OR, CA, CO, FL, etc.) that does require that license, ...
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Can I buy a housing development lot and not build a house?
Around the suburbs of Kansas City, there's no shortage of housing developments where you can buy an empty lot and are expected to use the land to build a house.
Would there be any zoning law ...
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Does buying property on mortgage gives any sort of protection against future Compulsory purchase & massive devaluation
Background (inserted editorially)
One of the risks of buying a flat / house is that the neighborhood will be declared blighted by the government which would then force property owners to sell their ...
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Striking a “ready willing and able” clause from an Estate Agent's contract
Uk-based
I'm about to instruct an Estate Agent for the sale of my house.
I asked for a draft of the contract and found that it included a "Ready, willing and able" clause.
Full text:
You will ...
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Time share fees
I have a time share which I have difficulty using as the places I want to go are never available when I want them. I have tried to sell it with no success. It is paid for but there are hefty fees ...
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Are there successful ways of getting out of a reverse mortgage?
My father in-law took out a reverse mortgage several years ago. He later passed away. It wasn't until after his death that we learned about the reverse mortgage. He died approx. 4 years ago this ...
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UK Money Laundering Regulations 2017, UK Limited Company buying real estate
A is the sole director of ACME Limited, a UK limited company regsitered in England and Wales with a registered office as well as trading address close to Liverpool. A as the director is an EU national ...
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Can someone put signs in my road verge?
I live in Austin, Texas. The road verge (the strip of grass between my sidewalk and the street) belongs to the city, but I am required to maintain it. We've had a serious outbreak of political and ...
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What does “residence of temporary character” mean
The protective covenants and restrictions section on the deed of a house has a clause stating:
No trailer, basement, garage, barn, or other outbuildings erected on this property shall at any time ...
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Can an estate agent legally incentivize someone to sell below market value?
My neighbor is selling his house and the estate agent has listed it below market value, but in return is offering to pay the stamp duty and bill to refurbish the kitchen in the house he is moving to.
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Should I sign apartment condition form before inspecting apartment?
I am in the process of signing a lease on an apartment. Included in the lease documents is the standard Boston, MA, USA apartment condition form.
https://www.lrgboston.com/pdfs/Apartment%20Condition%...
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Would towels under floorboards (for sound insulation) be considered an unacceptable fire risk?
I am a live-in landlord (UK), with two lodgers. My bedroom is on the ground floor, my lodger is in the bedroom above me. I want to reduce the noise from above, and this video suggests that folded ...
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Can my neighbor post signs on my side of the fence?
This is about a friend and not myself. The situation takes place in Alberta Canada.
A friend of mine moved into his new home and the next-door neighbor demanded he pay for half the fence (Which was ...
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Can I quit claim deed my property to anyone I want?
I would like to transfer my property to a random person I do not know by quit claim deed. Can I do that?
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Can my HOA force us to pay additional costs for unnecessary capital improvements?
TL;DR: Can an HOA force homeowners to pay a large 1-time fee for installation of a street gate and increased monthly fees for road maintenance on the private road that is already in the process of ...
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Can I sue my appraiser from when I bought my home in Georgia a few years ago due to an egregious error on the square footage?
Both seller and buyer agreed to a purchase price with all the details agreed upon.
The financing was not an issue either. The only issue that created a problem was the difference in the square ...
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Can someone get a spouse off a deed that never lived together and was incarcerated?
If someone bought a property before marriage (premarital), got married, refinanced the property while spouse was incarcerated which added spouse to quit claim deed, then got divorced months after the ...
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did you consent because you could have seen a poster?
Instead of a signed release, in recent years I'm seeing posters saying that if you walk in an area you consent to the commercial use of your likeness for unlimited purposes without payment. At least ...
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Force neighbor to resolve property line encroachment before selling house
My neighbor built a fence that crosses our property line. I had a surveyor come mark the boundary to be sure. (It has only been a few years so no adverse possession possibilities.)
This neighbor is ...
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What counts as an illegal application fee under Mass law?
I'm planning on renting an apartment in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The realtor says that to "hold the apartment" I need to pay 1st month's rent along with my rental application and proof of income.
It ...
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What to do about neighbor's dangerous retaining wall
Several years ago, a neighbor built a retaining wall on the property line. It is a really cheap retaining wall and made from wood. The wood is now rotten and the wall is falling apart. Worse, cars ...
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Drafting a will to have a third party sell an inherited home? [closed]
The question title may be a bit misleading - it's hard to word my issue. Apologies in advance.
Background
I am 27 and my sister is 23. We stand to inherit a 1500 sq. foot home should anything happen ...
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Selling a home co-owned by someone with a severe mental disorder [duplicate]
The question title may be a bit misleading - it's hard to word my issue. Apologies in advance.
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I am 27 and my sister is 23. We stand to inherit a 1500 sq. foot home should anything happen ...
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Anything I could cite to make my apartment complex more flexible regarding their inspections in Texas?
So my apartment complex likes to do these pretend inspections which means they are about to sell the property again and they act like these are routine legal inspections of your HVAC unit, but again, ...
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Neighbour damaging property boundary - what are our rights?
UK query here. My question is about the options available to us when a neighbour carries out actions that damage our hedge boundary.
The rights and responsibilities of property owners when it comes ...
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Do Covenants and/or By Laws become null due to non-enforcement?
I seem to remember a lecture during my Business Law Classes which discussed nullification of Community Covenants or By-Laws (an HOA for example) when a certain rule has been violated for x-years and ...
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The condition of leasehold improvements at the end of the lease
My understanding is that the default / customary approach to leasehold improvements is that they go to the lesser at the end of the lease. When that's the case, how is the condition of the improvement(...
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Buying a house that is in violation of a local setback ordinance? [closed]
I am in the process of purchasing a house in Ohio. It has passed inspection/appraisal and we were waiting for closing. The title company ordered a land survey and it was found that the house is over a ...
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Does 'in writing' imply handwritten?
My rental contract states that I need to give notice 'in writing' to my landlord prior to ending my tenancy. I'm new to legal terms and the country, does this phrase imply the notice needs to be ...
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Are buyer contingencies still needed if no Ernest money
A seller and I have agreed that no Ernest money will be paid in the contract. However, there are no financial or appraisal contingencies in the contract to void the contract if I can’t get the loan or ...
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Is it discriminatory to operate a real-estate website catering for a specific non-English language in the US?
My understanding of US discrimination laws is that the wording of the real-estate listing must not discriminate by race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.
If a ...
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Can my landlord refuse to renew our lease due to downsizing of purchased lots?
Some background information first: I'm a father of three, and I've been running a store with my wife in the same shopping center in southern Florida for 20 years now. Around 13 years ago, we moved ...
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Signed contract to buy house that has tenant
I'm in Virginia. This week, I signed/ratified a purchase contract to buy a house in Virginia that's going to close in 40 days. The house has an existing tenant with a lease with the current owner that ...
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Why receiving mail at address is important legal factor?
I've seen several times on this site and elsewhere (and on one of my own questions) that when it comes to housing questions/disputes often it's being asked "Have you received mail addressed to you at ...
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If a contract to purchase a home is modified after signing without a party's consent, will it be null and void?
My sister and I jointly submitted a bid to a house today for $580 000. After I signed the documents, she modified the bid to $600 000 without my knowledge.
Now, in this case, neither she nor myself ...
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Does the UK have HOAs? (homeowner associations / Stratas /Syndic)
I'm looking to move to the UK in 6 months and purchase a flat, but I'm wondering if the UK has also HOAs like the USA?
In the USA they are pure hell and want to know if I'll have to deal with them ...
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How does real estate / private land ownership come into existence?
I can buy real estate from another seller. That seller at some point bought it from someone else, and so on, until we arrive at the first "owner" of this property. How did that individual become its ...
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Artificially lowering home purchase price on paper (Ontario Canada)
In Canada, a mortgage lender will give you a higher interest rate for purchase prices over the $1,000,000 mark. Assuming you agree to purchase a home from a seller for $1,200,000, is it legal to agree ...
