It was agreed I pay month to month after March as I was in the process of looking and buying a home, which I found in April and was moved in by May 2018. I moved out at the end of May notified the complex like agreed and left the keys, four years later I'm being sued for June and July rent,... View More 
answered on Jan 6, 2023
Do you have COPIES of the documents you delivered returning the keys and providing your forwarding address?
Without copies, you didn't send them (the landlord WILL claim this!)
Your best bet at this point is to hire an attorney to fight this or just pay (a probably smaller... View More
On our mortgage paperwork at closing showed our principal/interest payment was $1,100. They said they miscalculated and said it’s now $1,500. They offered to pay $800 for the 2 months that were miscalculated. Just want to know if we are legally obligated to sign a new closing disclosure with new... View More
answered on Dec 22, 2022
Without reviewing your whole closing package it is impossible to know what your situation is. Did you sign an ‘errors and Omissions’ addendum? What exactly is the ‘error’? Something with your escrow? Did you have an attorney review the paperwork before you closed? They might have caught the... View More
answered on Dec 8, 2022
Your question got cut off and isn't really a question.
HOWEVER, I can answer.
You need to take your lease and that notice to quit and records showing whether or not you have paid the lease as agreed to a local attorney ASAP. We can't provide an answer here because the... View More
My mother wants to pass the house on to me when she passes, but she also has the potential to be in long term care in the couple years. Will medicare take our house if she goes into long term care (or do they even currently have a lien due to my deceased father being in a nursing home)? How can we... View More
answered on Dec 5, 2022
There are ways to keep the house from being 'recovered' by Medicare (in Michigan) currently, but you need to insure it is done right or your mother may not be ELIGIBLE for Medicare.
Seek the advice and drafting assistance of a local probate / elder law attorney to be sure you do... View More
We would like to do this tax-free. He is married as am I. Is there a way to do this?
answered on Dec 4, 2022
There are several ways to do this and MANY wrong ways.
A Quit claim deed is one but you need to appropriately record transfer affidavits and report the gift properly. There probably won’t be tax due but depending on how you structure things a return may be due. The rules are complicated... View More
winning in the courts. Our attorney filed a motion to enforce a mediation agreement without our permission and has other small missteps because he appears to want to be done yet we don't know if another attorney will take us. Our case is good.
answered on Nov 28, 2022
Did you accept mediation? Then the Court case is over, whether or not it is a 'winning' case. So the question then becomes:
Is your attorney telling you since you accepted the mediation award, the case is over and you don't like that? Sorry, your attorney would be correct if... View More
We maintain the land and have only six feet easement beyond the road at that point in the easement. She shares the easement in that area. Since she benefits and there is no other place to put the snow, if the land I push over the embankment lands on her land is it illegal?
answered on Nov 26, 2022
Whose land is the easement on? Yours or hers? It sounds from your question that hers is the 'dominant estate' and yours is the subservient one?
If that is the case, then you are moving snow from HER land that you have a right to use, onto HER land, that you don't have a... View More
We have a mortgage on the house. And it is in both of our names. Can my boyfriend leave his half in a will or trust?
answered on Nov 21, 2022
That depends on HOW you own in jointly. If it is as 'tenants in common' then you or your boyfriend can certainly leave a fractional half to anyone, but the VALUE of an "undivided half interest" in a house is pretty difficult to set.
If the house is owned 'with... View More
My mother purchased her first home in August of 2020. To her dismay, when she was reviewing her paperwork she learned her ex had gotten his name on her deed. Her ex has been terrorizing her for over a decade. He has over 7 violent criminal charges for attacking her, nearly killing her once.... View More
answered on Nov 15, 2022
Nobody can 'sneak' their name onto a deed. Similarly, nobody can REMOVE a name from a deed without that person's active participation.
Your mother NEEDS to get a local real estate lawyer to review ALL the paperwork (as should have been done at the time of purchase, but that... View More
answered on Nov 15, 2022
"Over their head"? Who would you expect to go to if the city won't act? The State? The Federal Government? A Supreme Being?
You can certainly take some 'out of the box' steps. Why not offer the owner a reasonable amount of money to buy the blighted property and... View More
answered on Nov 14, 2022
While there may be issues if the township has EXCLUDED specific types of structures from all zones, the lack of a 'multifamily' zoning district in and of itself is not necessarily an issue.
The FULL answer would require examining and analyzing the whole zoning ordinance and the... View More
Elderly parents just singed to buy a home. Upon their first night stay, they experienced an overwhelming sewage smell throughout the house. The next day discovered why...the real estate agent did not disclose the issue ...and in fact covered it up with pine sol cleaner and open windows during the... View More
answered on Oct 31, 2022
I assume you mean rescind not resend.
No you cannot simply 'rescind' a completed transaction. You MAY be able to sue for damages especially if the agent of sellers took some affirmative actions to hide defects and failed to make appropriate disclosures in the paperwork, but... View More
answered on Oct 28, 2022
Generally, no unless you have some way to legally access public rights of way, you cannot build on a parcel.
You would need to work with a neighbor to get an easement of some sort. USUALLY that is done while the property is in 'common ownership' so the ONE landlord creates... View More
He will not sign the refinance papers he won't sign a quick deed is there any recourse for me
answered on Oct 27, 2022
Your question is missing some facts that are important. I assume 'Scott' is your brother.
The 'missing' facts are:
Is your brother a co-signer on the loan or a co-owner of the house?
If he's a co-owner, is he a tenant in common or a joint tenant... View More
2013-786143-DE - Nancy Ann Thomas estate probate case
Case No. 16-14079 - UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION
Carson v. Chilkewitz - Chilkewitz won case to not pay Carson due to another estate. The money needs to go to Chilkewitz
answered on Mar 5, 2024
There is no ‘form’ to enforce a judgment, if that’s what you are asking. There are forms to garnish wages, bank accounts and to do creditor exams but what you REALLY need is to hire a local attorney to review the facts and provide real legal advice. This forum is not going to lead to useful answers.
answered on Jan 31, 2024
You have not actually asked a question. Typically the EIN is only used for tax purposes so this doesn’t impact the TITLE but it will impact your capital gains and other tax issues so you’re going to need to amend things and file that amendment with ALL the appropriate agencies.
Get a... View More
answered on Jan 8, 2024
Yes, "Ladybird" deeds are available in Michigan, but there are also some pretty specific affidavit filing requirements -- you should consult with a licensed local real estate attorney to be sure you're doing this right!
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answered on Dec 18, 2023
The state bar of michigan has begun a program where solo practitioners need to name a ‘successor agent’ for cases like this.
Try contacting them and fingers crossed he’s named such an agent. …
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answered on Dec 9, 2023
Zoning requirements vary depending on WHERE in the state you are. Your best bet is to contact a local lawyer to provide specific information for the city/township where you are interested in building.
That said, there are LOTS of legal issues before building a complex thing like this, and... View More
EMERGENCY HELP TIME SENSITIVE MATTER I need guidance in filing a motion reconsider so we can get back in front of the judge in regards to a landlord tenant case on back rent that is owed my mother owns her mobile home has lived in this park for 12 years, they are taking her to court for rent owed... View More
answered on Dec 4, 2023
You need to hire a LOCAL attorney familiar with trailer park rentals.
Get off the internet looking for help, and get on the phone to someone nearby who can help.
This is not going to be a successful DIY situation -- you cannot afford to NOT have an attorney familiar with the area... View More
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