I would look more closely at the lease. You may be responsible to return the property undamaged at the conclusion of the lease. That clause, I suspect, imposes liability on you. Sorry to not have a favorable answer. Were the fire to have been the fault of the equipment supplied by the landlord,... View More

The facts you recite are vague. If it was you who filed bankruptcy, if you did not list in your schedules the items stored (in what appears to have been a gratuitious bailment, which imposes a low standard of care on the bailee) then you may be up against a judicial estoppel by having stated under... View More

Not legally, if it means bypassing the company books and accounting for the income.

I suggest that you consult with an attorney and take this conversation offline. I don’t have advise I would want to provide in a public forum.

A lien does not attach to a human being. It only attaches to property.

But if your question is whether your conveyance of encumbered property relieves you from personal liability, the answer is that it probably does not, if you do have personal liability.

If your question is... View More

I have never heard of a "back yard rule". But in a sale of real property, what can be removed by the seller is determined, first, by the agreement governing the sale. If there's no agreement as to an item, the issue is generally whether the item is real property (which goes to the... View More

You have not provided much in the way of facts. In my limited experience, a prospective buyer in a residential home search does not usually enter into a contract with a real-estate agent. But if you did enter into a contract for the agent to "represent" you, and now want to be relieved... View More

Yes, he can file without your agreement. And, yes, a spouse may be "dragged into" the bankruptcy, depending upon your definition of "dragged into", and depending also upon the situation related to income, expenses, ownership of property, and transfers of property. The degree... View More

Have you owned the home since 1995 without record title being in your name? If so, it is time to clear that up. There are possible probate, income and property tax implications to the manner in which you resolve this, so the resolution of the issue is too complicated to fully resolve in this... View More

I basically agree with Mr. Zichi's answer.

There is not enough information to determine whether you have a "sketchy" realtor. The circumstances may not be the realtor's fault. I agree that your parents may be well served by hiring an attorney to assist them in... View More

The answer to the question posed in the "headline" of your question is yes, under Michigan law an expired lease generally become a month-to-month lease, and 30 days is sufficient notice by the landlord that the lease is being terminated and that the tenant must vacate.

A tenant... View More

A lawsuit seeking partition should be considered. You should consult with an attorney.

You are entitled to obtain a second opinion, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. (Unless you want to treat someone telling you otherwise as a second opinion).

There's no state-law requirement whoch requires that a landlord send a statement. Is this residential property and where is it located? You should determine whether ther's a local ordinance that is applicable.

People and business entities can file bankruptcy. A house cannot. However, it may be possible to obtain relief or to restructure debt associated with the house. You should consult with an attorney to assess your situation.

Your question is too broad and vague to be answered here. You need to consult with an attorney.

If you owned the house jointly, you, as the survivor, own it outright now. To convey it you simply need to record the appropriate deed and a certified copy of the death certificate. The quit-claim deed is in this case unnecessary.

If you owned the house as tenants in common, you should... View More

Probably not.

A consensual lien on Michigan real property is called a mortgage. If the stepdaughter did not grant a mortgage, then there's no consensual lien.

The law provides also for various non-consensual liens, like a tax lien, a construction lien under the... View More

I have seen the "claim of interest" abuse with costly results. Your problem sound complicated, and the facts you stated do not permit a simple answer. You should consult with an attorney.

If you are confident in your ability to use the language and in the simplicity of the legal issues, do it yourself. But an attorney who has seen none of the documents and has not had the opportunity to ask questions cannot confidently draft some clauses to be carried off by you. This may well be... View More