The siblings are co-tenants and each co-tenant has a right to possess the entire property but may not exclude any of the other co-tenants. If one or more co-tenants are using property to the exclusion of others charges for the maintenance and waste can be brought. All are responsible for the... Read more »
Need to break lease asap. Would this be considered a legal reason?
While not a legal reason, the landlord may allow your mother to terminate the lease early. In addition, especially if the Landlord does not have a high number of rental units, you should remind your landlord that he has an obligation to mitigate his damages by finding another tenant to take over... Read more »
does the addendum start the 30 day window for the buyer to cancel if i sign it?
Depending on how the language of the contract is written. You may not need an addendum. I must assume that you the seller have the right to cancel if sale does not close by a specific date. Or you could simply agree that closing date will be extended to a date certain, with all other dates and... Read more »
Over the past month, I have been in the process of purchasing a house using a Loan company that insisted on using a General Contractor. After negotiating his bids (several rewrites), I finally got him down to somewhat reasonable pricing for the jobs that needed to be done (required by loan... Read more »
There was no contract requiring that you pay him for his time. He did not suggest that he should be compensated for his time during the negotiations. He can file a lawsuit, but he should not be able to prevail.
My company conducts estate sales. We take jobs by the value of our clients belongings. Our client received the contract where we state you cannot remove any items from the home as they are deemed for sale. They ignored this & took out items anyway. This was in breach of contract. The client... Read more »
The absence of an executed contract will make it more difficult to collect the full value of the contract but it, by itself, does not render the contract unenforceable. I must assume that you were unaware of the items that were taken before the sale began. Taking items would constitute a material... Read more »
I haven't taken possession of my house or even had my first walk through. we have not even made our last payment. I live next door so i watched all of this and informed them. They said they are not going to fix it. Are they responsible to give us what we paid for. we did not pay for a cracked... Read more »
Some cracking in the driveway and sidewalks occur, but it seems odd that it would occur so soon in your concrete. If you still have funds left to pay, I would have the driveway and sidewalk inspected before making any further payment. Make sure you use a reputable expert in concrete issues, not... Read more »
Ive live in my house for over 10 months now. Since moving in i have asked my landlord repeatedly and he has agreed repeatedly, to remove his daughters car from my property and he has not. He is now complaining about us not weed-eating around the car, which we decided not to do, the last time we... Read more »
No. You can write a letter; make a copy of it; send it by certified mail or hand deliver it. The letter should state that the issue with the car, give your landlord 30 days to move the car, and if the car is not moved you will begin to escrow your rent. In thirty days, take a copy of the letter... Read more »
HOA is banning putting up a fence for our backyard claiming that you can only do so if you have an inground pool. Yet there are many houses in the sub-division that do not have in-ground pools but do have fences. In addition, they updated their bylaws online hours after talking to me.
A Home Owners Association is governed by Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5312. The Association should have a declaration and by-laws; have regular meetings and elections. The Association must also have guidelines for the use of fences. The guidelines have to be detailed enough as to not be enforced in... Read more »
or her clients. How long can an offer be valid?
I believe your counter offer effectively rejected the original offer. Your counteroffer remains open until the deadline you set passes, or you withdraw your counteroffer.
In discussing common areas you are either discussing a condominium or a home owners association. Either way the answer is most likely found in the declarations. Most likely, the association will be responsible, but the developer still owns a large number of units.
I am not able to pay the mortgage due to waiting for opers benefits and for his family's attorney to get everything put into my name. i need to know what i can do before our house is taken from us. Was planning on paying off mortgage once i received his opers benefits.
The attorney handling the Estate should contact the mortgage company. The heirs and beneficiaries take the home subject to the mortgage and are allowed to assume the mortgage by continuing to make payments. Once the "family's attorney" transfers the house to you by way of a... Read more »
My condo association has used scare tactics and harassing tactics to squeeze money out of homeowners. Some have filed bankruptcy not not knowing the management company that has been receiving payments for the last 13 years, has been cancelled by the state. Yet they have still used a law firm to... Read more »
The articles of incorporation are often cancelled for failure to pay annual fees. The corporation can have the articles reinstated and ratify the conduct by a shareholder's meeting. As a shareholder, I believe that every owner is a member of the association, you are entitled to receive the... Read more »
And to find out the neighbor had been plotting this move for over a year after the head of soil and conservation advised neighbor not to block the watercourse THATS been their for 100+ years so the neighbor gets a permit to put in a WMSC and now we are getting all of the pollutions from the... Read more »
Your neighbor cannot alter the course of the natural flow of water onto your property. The permits and zoning do not determine whether he has a right to adversely effect your property. You have rights that should be enforced through a complaint for trespass and request for mandatory injunctive... Read more »
It is on a foundation so the title was surrendered in lieu of a deed. The tax dept says its real estate but the appraiser says its a trailer basically which under values it by about $40,000. How or can we change the way they value the house?
once you surrender title the auditor should describe it as real property and you should no longer be taxed as personal property. show this information to the appraiser
Land contract states: "Real estate taxes shall be the responsibility of the Vendee as of the date of the execution of this agreement. Said taxes shall be escrowed and added to the principal and interest payment required hereunder." Vendee has not paid anything toward real estate taxes,... Read more »
Ohio has a very specific statute for Land Installment Contracts; R.C. Chapter 5313. If the land installment contract has been in effect for less than 5 years or the purchaser has paid less than 20% of the purchase price, you may proceed by giving a notice of forfeiture. This notice places the... Read more »
Our deposit amount was $1950 and we lived in the house for two years (signed two 1-year leases)
5321.16 Procedures for security deposits.
(A) Any security deposit in excess of fifty dollars or one month's periodic rent, whichever is greater, shall bear interest on the excess at the rate of five per cent per annum if the tenant remains in possession of the premises for six months... Read more »
The realtor ordered the appraisal and inspections but is saying I have to take the seller to small claims court to get my money back. Shouldn’t the realtor pay me back?
Your purchase agreement usually has a provision in it as to the real estate agent cannot release the funds to either the seller or the purchaser in the event the purchase agreement is cancelled or breached. Typically, there has to be a written agreement signed by both, or a judgment directing the... Read more »
We recently built a new home and took possession in Dec 2018. The blueprints for this home show a well basement exit with stairs "exiting to grade". The new home builder made a mistake when pouring the concrete steps and they now exit about 20 inches above the grade. The builder is unable... Read more »
I believe that you have a breach of contract. However, your damages maybe severely limited by the diminution of fair market value. The damages would be the cost to correct or cure, but those damages are limited by the amount that the fair market value of your home is diminished by the failure to... Read more »
I cosigned a vehicle and the other person turned it back into the dealership, now they are coming after me for the money, am I responsible for that? Can they garnish my wages for a vehicle they took back?
Yes. You can be held liable as a co-signor. Yes, they can garnish your wages, IF they obtain a judgment against you. Depending on the language of the contract you co-signed the finance company may have had to give you notice that the vehicle was being turned back in, if payments ere behind, if... Read more »
land contract in ohio, not recorded, owners want to evict and tenants want an extension based off of land contract was not recorded
The failure to record is probably insufficient to obtain an extension. The law may provide for an extension in that if you have paid for more than 5 years or you have paid more than 20% of the purchase price, then the owner cannot simply evict you. Instead they must foreclose your interest in the... Read more »
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