If we are talking about a commercial lease, generally the lease controls. Get a lawyer to review the lease and negotiate a resolution with the neighboring property owner harboring the vermin infestation. If this is a residential lease, the answer depends a bit on the locality, but, as a general... View More

You need to review these matters with a lawyer. If the trust is a pourover trust which was funded from the estate, you get a different answer than if it was a funded inter vivos trust. It's also different depending on the source of the charitable funds. A review of the will, the trust, and the... View More

Almost nothing in your description is relevant to answering your question. You need to sit down with a lawyer, describe the assets in a manner cognizable at law, and determine where you stand legally. Many lawyers offer consults by Zoom from the convenience of your home of office.

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Your neighbors are wrong. Giving away your property means giving away your property. It is your son’s property from that date, and he can put you in a nursing home or begin renovations immediately once it is his. The fee cheaper solution is a simple will drafted by a lawyer. If there are other... View More

If you have a written promise or a deed, you need to see a lawyer now. Or, you could surrender your rights forever and go away.

You will need a lawyer where the lawsuit is filed, but your lawyer in Maryland can probably coordinate that and try to get the case moved or dismissed and brought to you.

It is difficult for me to understand your question as written, but, in any event, there is no way to analyze your situation in any usable manner without reviewing your finances, the trust, and your state's Medicaid law. There are often means to qualify for Medicaid using special needs trusts,... View More

It's not that simple. You need to read what the Will says, determine whether the named beneficiaries are renouncing formally, and then apply the facts. Do yourself a favor and buy a consult from a local lawyer.

Sounds like you need a lawyer to answer them. Unless altered by the lease, fixtures to property remain part of the property. Further, if the lease proscribes alterations without approval, there shouldn't have been any alterations, and, if the alteration was permitted, the approval should have... View More

You really need a review of your lease rather than a generalized answer that may or may not apply to your lease. But, in Virginia, title to land passes by operation of law to the heir or beneficiary if one is named in a Will subject to recapture to fund the estate. That means that the title now... View More

It’s best to consult legal counsel, because landlord and tenant practice tends to be local, but Maryland law allows tenants to withhold rent and use that rent to repair health issues such as water, heat, and sewage service. You’ve notified. Hire the best licensed plumber in town for emergency... View More

I agree with Mr. Wilson, and I would add that the expense saved by turning this into a DIY job may be dwarfed by the expense of fixing it later. For example, the Will and the Trust should not be modified in the same document. The Will is a transitory documents, but the Trust is active upon... View More

If you wish to be informed, you need to file the correct form, particularly if you previously waived notice. Paying a lawyer to coordinate this may be helpful.

Your question says you are in DC, but it is posed as a Maryland question, and I am going to guess the estate is filed in PG County, because, even though it's called Orphan's Court formally, in Montgomery, the hearings are in the Circuit Court by the Circuit Court bench, so laypeople never... View More

The answer starts with a review of the HOA bylaws. It continues to checking them against the covenants. It continues to reviewing the procedural integrity of the process that created the presumably new rule. And, then, at least as to rules involving public thoroughfares, the result gets checked... View More

You'll need to reopen the estate to correct the other titles or sell the properties. In DC, that won't be very complex since the death was under the post-1995 rules, but having a lawyer would be helpful.

It sounds like you need a lawyer who covers probate in the suburban Virginia. There are many of those, and if you become the administrator, you might eventually be able to pay for counsel from the estate's assets. But, you need to start with a consult, and many lawyers offer Zoom consults.

Consult counsel with details, but those details do not belong on an open, Internet site.

Your best course is to require that he refinance or that you sell the property. As long as you are on the mortgage, you are responsible for the mortgage loan and it will appear on your credit report as your debt.