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I'm a travel nurse who recently moved into a rental found through Furnish Finder in Saco. The lease agreement I signed was to match my work contract. However, since moving in, I've faced multiple issues such as breaches in the lease, including moldy food, uncovered outlets, an inaccurate... View More 
I purchased a home with defects in the crawl space, and an addition to the home is unsafe to live in due to the use of unsafe materials, as identified by two engineers. The inspector couldn't access the crawl space due to frozen ground at the time of inspection, and the FHA appraisal passed... View More
I have been a resident and life partner of the homeowner who passed away two years ago, and since then, I have maintained the home, paying property taxes and all household bills. The homeowner did not leave a will, and there were no documents or agreements regarding the home. He has a living... View More
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answered on Apr 14, 2025
It does not appear that you have any claim to the property. That includes adverse possession. You only have possession, and some heir may sue to remove you.
We have a vacation home in Maine that my wife and I own jointly. We want to put this property into our already established Revocable Trust, which contains all relevant instructions. What steps do we need to take to complete this transfer?
answered on Mar 27, 2025
Generally, you just need to have a deed prepared to transfer the property into the trust. If there is a mortgage on the property, that may need to be refinanced. Otherwise, it is a fairly simple matter.
On November 26, 2021, my business partner and I signed a Purchase and Sale Agreement for a property in Kennebunk, ME. Our offer was initially backup, but after signing a backup addendum, we were put in the primary position to purchase the property. However, the selling agent later claimed we were... View More
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answered on Apr 13, 2025
It seems you have a valid case to seek compensation, but the outcome will depend on several factors. While the Maine Real Estate Commission ruled in your favor, their decision likely focuses on the agent's conduct rather than financial restitution. This means that the ruling alone may not... View More
I am the oldest sibling living in the house of an estate in Maine with my younger brother. There is no will, but there is a probate proceeding and I haven't been informed of any court dates or mediation details. My younger sister wants to sell the property, which would leave my brother and me... View More
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answered on Apr 12, 2025
As a sibling living in the inherited property, you have important legal rights that need protection immediately. Since there is no will, Maine's intestate succession laws apply, governed by Title 18-C of the Maine Revised Statutes Maine. Under Maine intestacy laws, all siblings typically... View More
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answered on Nov 19, 2024
What is your question?
Are we allowed to live in the house while dealing with probate? If we are do we continue to pay the mortgage payment as it is? Or do we have to pay fair Market value rent for the house to remain living in it until it's sold to close out the estate?
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answered on Nov 17, 2024
If the mortgage payments do not get paid in a timely manner by someone, the lender will have the right to foreclose and all heirs lose their equity in the home.
If you and your brother are the sole heirs and the home does not need to be sold to pay your mother’s debts, you each have... View More
Lived in the home to take care of my mother after my father passed away. Deed was signed over 20 years ago. Mother passed last year. Now other parties want to sell and want me out of the home. Do I legally have to sign to sell? I can't afford to purchase their share.
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answered on Jul 30, 2024
Any tenant in common can file an action for a Sale For Partition. Yes, you can be removed from possession and the Court can sell it. Hire an attorney if suit filed.
Can the other land owner refuse the sale of the house? Or prevent the sale of the house? The other owner has tried to get me to agree to putting the house in a trust, and my knowledge of trusts is that you no longer own the property 100%.
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answered on Jul 15, 2024
Unless it is a mobile home, that house is part of the real property. If a MH, then you may wish to remove it. If you built a house on someone else's property, then hire a NJ attorney to file an action for a Sale For Partition. There you can claim, and possibly recover, some reimbursement.
Can the landlocked owner that I granted temporarily access use to log once and any repairs to my logging road and use through my property that the logger does be used as leverage to claim permanent use or future access?
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answered on Jul 5, 2024
Not sure of your question. But if you gave any type of access, then the dominant tenement or licensee might continue to use it. Ultimately he perfects it into a prescriptive use easement. You must terminate that access now.
For reference, I live in the State of Maine. My father passed away with no will or life-insurance. There are multiple estate debts which include the mortgage, small credit card debt, as well as back child-support he owed to California. If I were to go through with probate to secure the house, would... View More
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answered on Feb 29, 2024
You need to consult with an attorney in the County and State where your Father died. With that many debts, probate might be a disaster and should be avoided. Then again probate may be required to marshal up certain assets. Do not file this probate yourself, hire an attorney to file this or... View More
A locked gate on the easement. My father in law has been unable to access this land for many years. He is an elderly man and this neighbor has been intimidated him. My father in law is scared of this neighbor so has not done anything about this.
My father in law wants to gift my husband... View More
answered on Feb 20, 2024
There are a couple of issues here. First is if the easement is in the deeds, and what the stated scope of it is. If there is clear language in the deed granting the right-of-way that is being blocked, then there are grounds to sue. If the right-off-way is only based on past use, that is more... View More
I seem to remember having once seen such a case but now I can't find it. If a deed is so vague that the parcel of land can't be located, and abutters cannot know where their property line is, is the deed valid? For example, "a certain right of way in a general westerly direction... View More
answered on Feb 15, 2024
Here is one such Maine case, which cites three other decisions:
"The description must be such as to enable a person to identify the real estate and to apply the description to the face of the earth. The description of the real estate must be certain or refer to that by which it can be... View More
The property is in central Maine and has easement with Maine Farmland Trust.
answered on Dec 6, 2023
Typically, the commission fees would be in the range of 5-6%, but they may be negotiable. You should contact multiple brokers and ask what their commission fees would be.
State Maine. Dad remarried. If he dies with no will before her will my siblings and I still be entitled to an inheritance or will she get everything and be able to pass it all on to her children instead since she lived longer?
This also is the situation that my mother was in when her... View More
answered on Sep 29, 2023
The answer to this question requires a close analysis of the facts and the law. Generally speaking, if someone remarries and then dies without a will, the new spouse would be entitled to at least part of the estate of the person who died, and his or her children by a previous relationship would... View More
We are in Maine. We made an offer, sellers sent a signed counter with a deadline giving buyers 24 hrs, there was a “get a feel” question via text (nothing official). The next morning, buyers’ agent receives a text stating sellers accepted a better deal. The buyers signed the counter anyways... View More
answered on Aug 19, 2023
I previously responded as follows: The answers to your questions will depend primarily, if not entirely, on the language, terms, and conditions of the offer and counter-offer. There are arguments to be made both ways. Generally speaking, an offer can be withdrawn by the offeror at any time before... View More
We are in Maine. We made an offer, sellers sent a signed counter with a deadline giving buyers 24 hrs, there was a “get a feel” question via text (nothing official). The next morning, buyers’ agent receives a text stating sellers accepted a better deal. The buyers signed the counter anyways... View More
answered on Aug 18, 2023
The answers to your questions will depend primarily, if not entirely, on the language, terms, and conditions of the offer and counter-offer. There are arguments to be made both ways. Generally speaking, an offer can be withdrawn by the offeror at any time before it is accepted by the offeree, but... View More
We made an offer on a nice off grid camp that we liked, mostly because it had a bathroom & shower. During the inspection it was discovered that condos are going in behind, there is a crazy neighbor, & parties. Doubts surfaced, and also loan offered wasn't the loan outlined in the... View More
answered on May 15, 2023
Typically, the form parties sign to terminate a Purchase & Sale Agreement contains language providing for mutual releases of all claims. Assuming that is the case, you should have a complete defense if you are sued to complete the purchase under the Purchase & Sale Agreement.
I am now trying to sell this property and I am told that there is a problem with the title. What can I do?
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answered on May 9, 2023
Hire a MA attorney to search the Title and make recommendations. It may involve a Quiet Title Action, Survey, Boundary Dispute Action, etc. Sometimes clouded Titles cannot be cured.
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