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1 Answer | Asked in Estate Planning and Probate for Washington DC on
Q: If I went and filled a will with the courts and was appointed executor would any new wills have to be contested

I filed my father’s will and was appointed executor by the courts but a few days after I did this someone else has presented a new will. Would they have to contest mine since the court already filed it or would theirs automatically be valid since it was more recent? And would they automatically... View More

Mark Oakley
Mark Oakley
answered on Apr 19, 2024

The Register of Wills will automatically convert the proceedings to Judicial Probate, and schedule a hearing to determine which Will is valid. You will likely be converted from a PR to a Special Administrator, which limits what you can do, pending determination by the court as to which will is the... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Landlord - Tenant for Colorado on
Q: Is the rental increases every year really due to property value or is it just the land owner being greedy

Every year my apartment rent has increased by 120.00 a month. The office tells me it is due to the property values.

Michael Joseph Larranaga
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answered on Apr 19, 2024

It could be a combo of things including property taxes, inflation, or just greed. A good spot check is to take the new rental amount divided by the old rental amount and subtract 1 ((New Rent/ Old Rent) -1). That is the percentage your monthly rent increased. You can compare that to the prime rate... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Business Law, Contracts, Consumer Law and Small Claims for Texas on
Q: Where do I file a small claim against a corporation headquartered in Ohio but conducts business in Houston, Texas

The Company is Divisions Maintenance Group in Ohio but operates a handyman app that provides a job load board for technicians anywhere in the nation. As we perform maintenance jobs for businesses in our local region, the businesses pay Divisions Maintenance Group for our services, and we get paid... View More

John Michael Frick
John Michael Frick
answered on Apr 19, 2024

In justice court, a suit on an oral or written contract for labor actually performed may be brought in the county and precinct where the labor was performed. TCPRC 15.092. So in the JP court for the precinct where the Sam's Warehouse where you performed the services is located.

2 Answers | Asked in Real Estate Law for Tennessee on
Q: My deed includes a right of way through my neighbor’s adjoining land for the only available access to nearby public road

but has padlocked a gate blocking the right of way. What are my rights for unhindered ingress & egress?

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answered on Apr 19, 2024

Reciting a ROW in your Deed and/or chain of title means nothing. The Easement must be in the servient tenement's title. Hopefully you have an express Easement or at least by Prescription. You must hire an attorney to search both titles, and probably file suit to Declare or Enforce a ROW.... View More

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2 Answers | Asked in Real Estate Law for Tennessee on
Q: My deed includes a right of way through my neighbor’s adjoining land for the only available access to nearby public road

but has padlocked a gate blocking the right of way. What are my rights for unhindered ingress & egress?

Michael Joseph Larranaga
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answered on Apr 19, 2024

I agree that you need to hire an attorney to figure things out. If you have a real easement meaning everything checks out then you can get an injunction to stop them from locking the gate.

If you do not have a recorded easement then you have a big problem that you need to address with an...
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