I would agree you would need an attorney, preferably an attorney to review what your contract says about the buyer not closing. Not having reviewed your contract but being familiar with most language in real estate contracts you will probably lose your deposit, but check with an attorney who has... View More

Taking title to the property is subject to complying with the rules and regulations of the

Homeowners Association.

It depends on the language in the contract not what your real estate agent told you. 3% of the buyer's closing cost is probably are fairly small amount, most of the time these credits relate to purchase price. If you don't already have an attorney you should probably take your contract... View More

If it is registered in your boyfriend's name, did he apply for a title transfer when it was registered. If so get a duplicate title and then tell the police you have the title and you want to get the property titled to your boyfriend. Other than that you may have to start an action claiming... View More

Well first of all if a formal administration is needed where you would be the personal representative, by law, you must have an attorney to represent you. If a formal administration is not needed you may be able to administer the estate without an attorney. The best solution would be to have a... View More

Although this is possible, the lender would probably want both title holders to execute the mortgage, which agrees to the lien being on the property and only one of the owners signs the promissory note associated with the mortgage which is the agreement to pay the money secured by the mortgage lien.

You have always been at risk on this loan since it is on your property, not his, and you are the only person obligated to pay the loan. Failure to pay will result in a foreclosure of your home, not his. You should see a real estate attorney as to what you need to do to secure a mortgage on his... View More

Is the mortgage a reverse mortgage? If so if the heirs don't have the ability to pay the mortgage balance in full the property has to be sold to satisfy the mortgage. Trying to change the title will not prevent this.

There still needs to be a probate proceeding initiated. The next of kin can always sell or assign their interest to another person.

83.56 Termination of rental agreement.—

(1) If the landlord materially fails to comply with s. 83.51(1) or material provisions of the rental agreement within 7 days after delivery of written notice by the tenant specifying the noncompliance and indicating the intention of the tenant... View More

You will need to file a partition action to force the sale of the home. If you move out even though you are now a 50% owner if he is solely responsible for maintaining the home, paying the taxes etc., when it is sold, or if the partition action goes to trial he may be entitled to more than a 50%... View More

If your name is not on the title to the property, his daughter would have an interest in the property. Signing a mortgage does not put you on the title. If he passes away under Florida Law you can file an affidavit claiming a half interest in the homestead real property and his daughter would own... View More

Probate should be filed in County where your mother was domiciled or county where her assets are located.

Unfortunately he would have to sign a quit claim deed to be removed. The other option is to file a legal action such as a partition, which unfortunately can be very expensive. When buying property with others you should have agreements which cover what happens when the relationship fails or one... View More

There would need to be a probate proceeding, maybe 2, for the last person that passed away. The divorce decree might indicate who has title and/or possession to the house and the property. But there would have to be a probate to determine who has the right to title and possession of the property,... View More

If they purchase the house with both of them approved for the financing, it will be solely up to the bank to agree to remove one from the mortgage obligation, in these situations the house would need to be refinanced to be solely in the name of the person retaining title or the house would need to... View More

Well we don't have any statutory authority of what actually defines normal wear and tear. I would think holes in the wall would not be normal wear and tear but that depends on the overall condition and what your landlord has to do to cover up the attempted repairing of the holes. For future... View More

If it is your homestead and you did not report changes you should not lose your homestead exemption. Usually when we do a quit claim deed such as this we indicate that whoever retains title via the quit claim deed reaffirms that it is still that person's homestead.

Quit claim deeds... View More

This sounds like some sort of structural problem. If landlord does not want to give back deposit over this you will need to file small claims action and will probably need an expert to give an opinion on whether the damage was caused by you or some sort of defect in the building itself. Now the... View More

Rent to own arrangments are not really used in this day and age since mortgage financing is readily available and when they are used they are usually not memorialized correctly. Normally you only have a certain period of time to exercise this option and to be enforceable the terms must be in... View More