You will need to pull a copy of the easement agreement from the county recording office. Proceeding without permission from the entity that owns the easement is risky. Is this a utility easement or sewer easement? Who owns this easement? You risk having to take down the garage at a later date if... View More

You mean in the PHOTOS of the listing?

It may be a bit 'iffy' to digitally retouch photos in a real estate listing but it isn't 'illegal'.

I remember as a young adult looking at a house that was in my price range and the photos in the listing were all... View More

The permissible use of an easement is based on the language of the easement grant. Uses of an easement that unreasonably exceed the grant of easement can be enjoined in court. You will need to set up a consult with a real estate attorney in your area so the attorney can review the documents... View More

Your uncle could appoint you as his agent, giving you authority to act on his behalf. This does not necessarily need to be in writing, but under some circumstances, you might want to have it in writing. I don't know what it means to "trespass the undesirables from his property", so... View More

He is responsible for cleaning up the branches that fall on his property. However, generally, in Michigan, when limbs of a tree hang from Party No.1's property onto Party No. 2's property; Party No. 2 may have the right to trim the limbs that extend past the property line. Debris that... View More

Normally you can remove branches over your own property without the permission of the person next to you where the trunk is located.

HOWEVER if you kill the tree in the process, that is not permitted. It sounds like you're setting yourself up to fail if you simply cut the branches... View More

Well that is a complicated problem that depends. When it comes to leaving trash, almost certainly they cannot do that. When it comes to easements like the one you are describing, the sooner you act the better. You don't want the trespass to 'spring into an easement' in a month from now.

You should research what your local ordinances say about trucks, noise, and commercial activity on residential property. Perhaps they are in violation of something, which you can address with your township or file a nuisance action.

The problem with living in a township versus a city is... View More

Your description doesn't make sense. Did you buy a whole section except for the North 250 feet and west 110 feet?

A section is an area nominally one square mile, containing 640 acres. A mile less 250 feet in one direction and 110 in a perpendicular direction from the first is not... View More

I think we'll need more information to offer an insight.

Depending on the power of the co-op board, it might be able to dictate certain guidelines, there are sometimes 'reasonable' boundaries, but oftentimes what is ever is written in the bylaws controls.

If she is holding over after a 'legal' lease (whether or not her name is on anything the facts you present make her a 'legal' tenant on a month to month basis at the very least) you DO need to go through an eviction process if she refuses to move out voluntarily.

That... View More

The building code sets forth the minimum standard for construction. There must be something in the engineering report that causes their concern. A stamped report from structural engineer should be enough.

An experienced real estate attorney will have to see your purchase documents, the title work and the title abstract at the time you purchased the home. These type of cases take time to develop and unwind. To use the term "fraud" is to imply that the seller had a 'willful and knowing... View More

Without looking at the actual documents, I'm speculating, but you probably can't stop it. And yes, they most likely do have full rights to use the easement and build a house. That is the POINT of the easement.

You BOUGHT the land with the easement in place, and should have... View More

There is no 'single' answer -- many municipalities have their own rules, and they can vary dramatically.

That said, if you are blood relatives, and you're within the main structure that probably won't qualify as 'multi-family' or 2-family housing unless you... View More

Google Scholar is actually a pretty decent legal research option for non-lawyers. You could also see if your local public library has a westlaw or lexis nexus subscription.

Without seeing the closing paperwork and disclosures it is hard to say for sure. You need to have a local attorney look at the paperwork (did you use an attorney to review the closing? You SHOULD have!) to determine if anything like this can survive the closing.

Did you do inspections?... View More

I expect that the lease provides the landlord with the authority to maintain the property. If the lease does not permit you to post a sign on the property, I expect that the lease would permit the landlord to enforce the lease by removing a sign. Without reviewing the lease, I cannot determine... View More

It depends on what the trust document says about the house. Does it specifically say that the house is not to be sold? Ordinarily, your mother-in-law would be the trustee - and if she is the sole trustee, she would have the right to sell the house, and the new owner would be allowed to evict you.... View More

If your father had title and made a completed gift to you, then you owned the property and your father cannot take it back. However, was there any paper work; any deed signed by your father? You have raised a lot of issues with your question. As a matter of law, you may own the property, but you... View More