Your legal rights to the property will be dependent upon the terms as specified within the deed. My suggestion is that you send over a copy of the deed to a competent real estate attorney to review. See www.provenresource.com/deeds for more information. https://provenresource.com/deeds/

Whether or not you receive a principal residence property tax exemption will ultimately be decided by the municipal tax assessor. Yes, the assessor will look at the deeds and how you and your girlfriend hold title together, but more importantly, they will investigate to determine who lives in the... Read more »

The answer depends on what you wish to do with the home.

If you are probating the home, and you are the personal representative for your father's estate, you will not be liable for the debts of your father, including his mortgage. As the personal representative, you can sell the... Read more »

Even if your seller did not sign the contract, when the seller took any money from you under the premise that there is a land contract, then there is a legally presumed agreement. So, generally speaking, the terms of the land contract can be enforced in court if you initially met the terms of your... Read more »

A seller can raise the market price at any time. Unless you have a signed purchase offer, then there is nothing really that you can do to compel the seller to sell the home to you at the lower price.

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It is all based upon contracts. Write the name of the title company / agent into the purchase agreement. Sellers have the right to select the title company that they choose to close with, and so too, do buyers. So if the seller wishes to have their agent, and the buyer selects their own agent,... Read more »

In these cases, you would have to prove that the seller knowingly disregarded the truth (fraud) and that you relied upon these representations. Also, if these structural issues were apparent through your own visual inspection before the sale, then you too, have a duty to investigate further.... Read more »

I hope you are okay. With regards to this matter, you may have an action against the landlord and their agents. I suggest that you contact an attorney and provide them with more information / supporting documentation. Best of luck. For more information, visit www.ProvenResource.com

First, I would suggest that you ask for a FOIA on the minutes of any township meeting / files related to this split. Second, you may be able to seek redress via a declaratory action, but only if you have the requisite supporting documentation (FOIA items) for the previous alleged split.... Read more »

Generally speaking, an underlying mortgage does not simply go away when a homeowner files for bankruptcy. So if your seller / mother 'gave' you the home, it sounds as if it still subject to the underlying mortgage provisions, even if your mother was absolved from paying on the promissory... Read more »

You can go back to the court with the initial jurisdiction on the file, and petition the court to order that the subject property be refinanced or sold. If your ex - spouse won't cooperate after that, then they would be violating the court's order. Hope this helps.

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Not sure what you are asking here, but hopefully you have a written purchase agreement that a competent real estate attorney could review to give you the much needed feedback you request. In Michigan, as well as throughout most of the nation, terms of a real estate transaction need to be placed in... Read more »

A listing needs to be endorsed by the property owner. Did you sign the document in blank? The list price should be listed on the listing agreement at the time of signature. If you have further problems, I would suggest first calling the agent's broker to get it corrected.

If you state that there was no written contract, then you do not have a valid purchase agreement. Real estate transactions, especially those dealing with a purchase, require that the contract be in writing pursuant to the Statute of Frauds. My suggestion is that you return the deposit, because... Read more »

If the agreement was for you to "hold the property from putting the home on the market, for a short then you may be able to keep it. Otherwise my suggestion is that you return the deposit. Without a written purchase agreement, you do not have a valid contact. Real estate transactions,... Read more »

The terms of a one year lease continue to control the relationship between landlord and tenant upon the expiration of the lease and the tenants remain in the property. This is called a month to month tenancy. Your "new" tenancy expires at the end of each month.

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It is not clear on what you are asking, but the "Rule of Law" is what individuals, business entities as well as government institutions are required to abide by, provided that these laws are known to the general public, and are fairly enforced by an independent judiciary. I hope this helps.

If you don't have a copy of your seller disclosure or a copy of your purchase documents, you can have your agent's broker provide them for you. By law, these sales people have to retain copies of the transaction. On another note, real estate sales people can charge a "compliance... Read more »

Yes, if the lease provisions allow for the landlord to show the home to prospective purchasers, then they can come in an photograph the interior of the property.

The provisions of the Trust should control. Regardless of their recent passing, if the seller had the authority to sell the property during their lifetime, then the other beneficiaries of the trust are also bound by that provision. See ProvenResource.com for more information.