A verbal agreement means nothing. You are fortunate that you were granted 4 years for you and your mother to live in the owner's house. I have already answered this question once. I presume the Landlord owns the house. If so, it is his house and he can give you notice to leave any time he... View More

I assume by your statement that you did not inherit a right to the house. I have not seen the deed, so I can't say for sure. But, if your brother is now the sole owner of the house, he has the right to charge you rent, let you stay, or kick you out. There is not much you can do about that.... View More

A warranty deed should cover the real property and any fixtures that are affixed to the property. Since I don't know who "the family" is, or how they relate to you, I cannot give you much of an answer. Also, you are asking me to address Texas law, which I am sure is different than... View More

That's a tough question to answer. It seems both parties caused the incident, probably both parties being unaware of the consequences. The neighbors were negligent for not being aware of your dog's personality, and you probably should have built a stronger fence under the circumstances.... View More

There is not enough information in your request for me to give you a decent answer to your question. I don't know what Court you are in, or in which County the case is pending; I don't know who the "tenant-in-common" is that you refer to. Is it your mother or someone else?... View More

I do not know much about criminal law, but I would think that once your son went to jail, you should get the rest of the bond money because the purpose of a bail bond is to keep someone from disappearing out of state. Since your son is now in jail, I think you get the balance of the bail.... View More

Since you pay rent to share two rooms in the landlord's house, you are on a month to month tenancy. If your landlord wants to evict you, he would have to give you 30 day's notice. A Lodger is more like being a Hotel Guest, where you pay for a certain number of days, and when those days... View More

It depends on the meaning of "renovate." If they are going to put in new cabinets, appliances, carpeting, tile, fixtures, etc., then I would think they should give you all or part of your security deposit back. If they are simply cleaning the carpets, doing some painting, putting in... View More

I hate to say it but your first sentence is what got you into trouble. You had an obligation to let the owner of the property know that you were using his land for your RV. Also, building a gate and a fence is trespassing on the owner's land. Since I don't know where this all happens,... View More

I don't know the details of your case, but when a plaintiff wins a small claims judgment you have 30 days from the date the judgment is entered into the court record to appeal the judge's decision. If the 30 days have not run, you should immediately file an appeal of the decision with the Court.

Your realtor would get paid as long as he is competent enough to understand all the wording of the various documents. An attorney can help explain those documents, but he would have to be paid, cutting into your resources. The agents are supposed to do most of the work: Showing the property,... View More

It is probably not required, but the lenders will usually require that both parties sign the loan papers.

It is probably OK as long as you and your tenant are sure that you both understand the terms of the lease. You may want an interpreter or friend to be present to do that.

While the agent is always responsible to the Broker, the answer to your question probably lies somewhere in the listing agreement. Some listing agreements specify that the agreement cannot be canceled for a certain period of time. In my opinion, since the first agent did nothing, she has no... View More

Most people become very attached to their pets. Since you paid the fees and "adopted" the dog, you should have some rights to at least visit the dog. It would be easier to work out a solution if both of you could come up with a plan for sharing the dog. If she absolutely refuses to let... View More

I am responding to a call from you recently today. I do not handle litigation cases, and I think that is where you are headed. Property law can be very tricky. Since you knew of the encroachment when you acquired the property, that portion of he encroachment would technically belong to the other... View More

It depends on the circumstances. Despite what we would like to believe, most government agencies are not perfect because they are staffed by government workers who sometimes don't care about their jobs. I have run into this problem many times, and there us no way to win once the agency makes... View More

It depends on the circumstances. If she simply fell down on her own, there may be nothing that you can do. However, if she fell down do to negligence on the part of the Hospital (e.g. water or other liquid on the floor; poor lighting; no nurse available to help her; et.) she may have a case.... View More

If you are not on a lease, the new owners can only increase your rent with at least 30 days notice. You then have a choice to accept the new rent, or find a new place to live. Or, perhaps you can bargain with them.

It depends on how far past the deadline it took the contractor to complete the work. It is commo that contractors underestimate the time for completion of a project due to various delays (shortage of supplies, sick workers, weather etc.). It also depends on how important the deadline was. Unless... View More