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an elder widowed husband is looking to sell his residential property to me however at some point in the past when his wife was still living she let someone reside there for a time being, assuming paying rent neither owner resided there at the time or since. once she passed the husband informed them... View More 
answered on Oct 8, 2021
I'm afraid you will have to contact an attorney and begin the eviction process. I don't know if there was an oral lease with these people or they were just allowed to live there. If no oral lease (i.e. rent terms), then you will probably have to begin by giving them a 30-day notice.
Now the Association claims that we have no money at all . Is it possible for the Association not to have access to all of the accounts that we had .
How do we resolve this issue?
answered on Oct 8, 2021
Wow - this is a scary situation. I hope that the Board has contacted the authorities AND its own attorney to look into this allegation. $600,000 doesn't just evaporate overnight.
I purchased an abandoned foreclosure in Stark County IL on Sept 28th 2021. It was winterized by the bank in March of 2021. The door was open so I changed the locks. The roof is leaking and needs to be replaced asap. What risk is there in doing substantial work immediately?
answered on Oct 8, 2021
I'm assuming that the sale has not yet been confirmed by the Court. You have a few different risks. First, Since the sale has not been confirmed, there is a chance, albeit a small one, that the Court will not approve the sale. Second, I am not sure whether you have had any title work run on... View More
The home my girlfriend is renting has currently been put up for sale and someone has been approved to purchase it. Are her current landlord‘s allowed to evict her before she has another place to live
answered on Oct 8, 2021
This depends. Does she have a lease? If so, then the sale is subject to the terms of the lease. If she has no lease and is simply a month to month tenant, then the landlord would need to give her a 30-day notice and she would be required to find a new residence during that period and move after... View More
answered on Oct 8, 2021
I'm a little bit unclear as to your question. If your name is on the deed, then you are an owner. If the LLC is in title, then it is the owner. Perhaps you are the owner and the LLC is a tenant?
I recently paid off the mortgage to my condo that my mother also has a name to it. We've been wanting to sell our condo for awhile, but when the pandemic hits, my mother doesn't want to do any travelling. She resides in Georgia. I live in the condo in Illinois. Both of our names are on... View More
answered on Oct 8, 2021
Your mother can attend the closing remotely. In other words, she can execute any required documents in Georgia and they can be sent via Fed Ex to the attorney handling the closing or the title company here in Illinois. An alternative is to have your mother give you power of attorney to sign any... View More
I had my house inspected in October and everything was fine. The old owners did not want to move out until January and there was damage sustained to the roof in November. My insurance will not cover it because I didn’t have a policy on this house and said to have the previous owners file a claim,... View More
answered on Jun 23, 2021
A number of states (including Illinois) have adopted the Uniform Vendor and Purchaser Risk Act (765 ILCS 65/1). This Act provides that in all real estate contracts there is an implied term that if the purchaser has NOT yet received title OR possession of the property, the seller bears the risk... View More
Home was purchased at a foreclosure (judicial) sale in Illinois. I have a order of possession from the original foreclosure proceedings. Evictions have been postponed due to pandemic. Home has water shut off. Prior owner lives somewhere else, but still has keys. Prior owner occasionally visits... View More
answered on Apr 29, 2021
As a practical matter, yes. Possession has been ordered in the foreclosure. The owner does not RESIDE in the premises. It sounds like he's an occasional trespasser.
The other family members to sell the land? This land has been in our family for an extremely long time & some don’t want to sell.
answered on Mar 29, 2021
Yes - the family members who want to sell can file a partition action to accomplish that. A better option would be for the family members to agree to have the land appraised and the members who wish to keep the land can purchase the interests of the family members who wish to sell based on the... View More
Designation which states "not in tenancy in common but in joint tenancy" what does this Designation mean? Let's see who is the smartest attorney out there?
answered on Mar 11, 2021
Joint tenancy is a form of shared property ownership where each owner has an undivided interest in the property. This type of ownership creates a right of survivorship, which means that when one owner dies, the other owners absorb the deceased owner’s interest. When creating a joint tenancy, we... View More
My father want to be sure that I maintain his home when he passes, but we're not sure how to accomplish this. We're in St. Clair County Illinois. When we called the county, we were told to reach out to a lawyer.
answered on Mar 8, 2021
There are a few options. First, your father can leave the home to you in his will. Second, your father could execute and record a Transfer on Death Instrument (TODI). This document should be immediately recorded in the County Recorder's Office and becomes effective upon your father's passing.
Brother is wanting easement to get to his property. He farms it and has a goose pit. The problem is his let everyone goose hunt . They fly by the house down the road without permission or care about animals and people.
answered on Feb 11, 2021
Yes - you can define the specific use of the property subject to the easement. For instance, the easement can be for ingress and egress. The easement can be for the installation and maintenance of utilities such as electricity, gas or sanitary sewer.
She told the contractors I hired to do the work not to touch her tree. At no time were they on her property
answered on Dec 11, 2020
Yes - Technically your property extends from the ground up. That being said, many contractors are hesitant to cut portions of a neighbor's tree since they do not want to be caught up in a legal dispute. Also, I'm sure they would want to be darn sure where the property line is....
1) transfer taxes were not paid
2) transfer stamps not on the filed deed document
3) purchaser's signature not on the document.
Is the sale valid or is it void?
answered on Nov 19, 2020
Generally the County Recorder will not record a deed without transfer taxes. However, there are a number of situations where a transaction may be exempt from having to pay transfer taxes. See 35 ILCS 200/31-45(a). Several municipalities also have transfer tax ordinances which require a tax to be... View More
answered on Nov 19, 2020
In order to receive Letters of Administration, you must first open a Probate Estate. I'm assuming that the decedent did not have a will, so you will be opening an intestate estate. You will need to provide an Affidavit of Heirship, an Oath and Bond, a Petition to Probate the Intestate Estate... View More
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