Questions tagged [real-property]
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HOA bylaws: Are they enforceable absent a contract?
If one lives in a community (a “Resident”), in which there has been a longstanding non-profit corporation calling itself a “homeowners association” (the “HOA”), with bylaws, and registered with the ...
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Does the surveying term “right-of-way line” refer to a single line, or to a strip or swath?
I'm taking a class in real property law. We have many exercises where we read a survey map and write a legal description in metes and bounds. Many of the maps use the "centerline" of a road but some ...
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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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To what extent has the legality of property taxes been tested in American courts?
In the United States, many State governments tax land property owners based on the value of the property. These taxes are assessed every year and must be paid or the state will seize your property and ...
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How hard is it to dissolve an HOA?
In Texas, and in the county I'm speaking of, to dissolve or drop out of an HOA there needs to be a 2/3 majority of property owners (1 vote per property) voting in the affirmative in order for a ...
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What is the legal term for enforcing things when an HOA has been lax previously?
Let's say an HOA has been very lax in enforcing its CC&Rs in the past. There are restrictions about fencing, but many owners got and received variances in the past and have put up fences that don'...
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HOA president using HOA funds for a French drain in his back yard
I am the new treasurer of an HOA board. The president of the HOA has complained that his back yard is soggy when it rains and has arranged for the HOA to pay to have a french drain installed in his ...
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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 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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Can lease holder physically remove my items from home without judges order?
I live in a shared home and pay rent to the lease holder. He doesn't want me to live here anymore. The leaseholder basically said he has the right to kick me out whenever he wants and to remove my ...
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Buying a house in a partnership [closed]
I am buying a house with a colleague in California.
I am paying 80% and he is paying 20%.
He is going to live in the house, and pay rent for my 80% stakes in the house.
Is it at all legal?
Can I ...
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Can I allow use of a property while limiting exposure to liability?
I own a semi-rural property in Canada which I use as a seasonal residence; it's unoccupied for long periods. People in the surrounding community are accustomed to traversing the property ...
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which quitclaim deed do I need?
The owner of the house is deceased, and still has mortgage to pay.
The wife would like to take over the home, and pay for it whole.
With this circumstance, which quitclaim deed is needed?
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What is a transfer of title document?
My father passed away, and I want to put the house under my mothers name.
The loan servicing company is asking for a transfer of title document.
I am unsure what that is, or how I would go about ...
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Legality of unwritten covenants - Architectual Review Process - HOA
I'm preparing to submit house plans for approval by my Architectural Review Committee.
I felt confident. We prepared a house to the specifications of the covenants and studied them carefully. I just ...
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Rights of access to a landlocked plot - le droit de désenclavement
I have a question about Rights of Access in France.
I've read that landlocked land can be accessed via 'the shortest possible route' but I'm not clear whether that always means 'shortest distance to ...
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Is it legal to put a billboard on residential property?
A billboard is put on top of a person's roof or on his vacant land. It is zoned residential. This person lives on a main road and the billboard is visible to cars travelling on it. He hasn't received ...
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Are there tax implications in Ohio when giving a house to someone else?
I have a house that had fire damage.
I would like to give the property to a restoration company to avoid having to pay out the money in repairs.
Are there any tax implications if I give the ...
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Could something like CyberBunker be legally ran in the US?
CyberBunker is the name of a company and Soviet-era nuclear bunker that has been converted to a datacenter in Holland. They made some news a few years ago when they were raided by a SWAT team, but the ...
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Does a town have to have a justification for a zoning restriction?
In one town near me there is a town that has zoning restrictions like, if an addition is over so-and-so many square feet it must have planning board approval.
This would seem to be capricious ...
