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answered on Apr 25, 2020
Responding from the New York perspective, the power of attorney needs to be recorded simultaneously with the document which it pertains to.
answered on Apr 19, 2020
Basically, a person can record anything that he or she was privileged to hear in the first place. If the landlord was in a place he was entitled to be, he can record whatever he was entitled to hear.
Tenant is pregnant and due at the same time lease is up. Hoped for apartment fell through. She is actively looking for new rental and very worried. What are her options if they refuse to rent her the apartment monthly until she finds a place? We do not want to take advantage of Them but moving... View More 
answered on Apr 8, 2020
You should do everything possible to work out a temporary arrangement with the current landlord. If that is not possible and you are forced to stay in the unit, that is known as "holding over," and the landlord will have to initiate eviction proceedings in order to have you removed.
i have reasons to believe that i was sold an apartment with bedbugs. i was told by pest control (witch i payed for) that when you see black spots in the corner of the ceiling you might have bed bugs. go back a year when i got the apartment ive taken and sent pictures of black spots before i moved... View More
answered on Apr 3, 2020
A landlord has an obligation to provide you, as the tenant, with a safe, clean, habitable home. If they fail to do that, you can bring an action against them to terminate the lease and seek damages. Whether or not you can build a case from the facts you've given is a separate issue, and it is... View More
the house because it would wipe out our savings. If he wasn't able to work. We signed a contract. Can they force us to go ahead with the deal.
answered on Mar 20, 2020
If you have a contract with any such contingencies, you’re probably bound to the real.
Well over 30 years ago they gave some of their property to my grandfather who built a basketball court and volleyball court on. They have passed and the new owner says that the basketball court and volleyball court is on his property. Can I do anything about it? Located in Michigan City Indiana... View More
answered on Mar 4, 2020
If your aunt and uncle subdivided their property and gave that part of their property to your grandfather, for that to be legally binding it would have had to have been recorded with the La Porte County Recorder. If you have any record of this transfer being recorded you could reveal this to the... View More
I recently filed for child support. What hat are my rights for the home
answered on Mar 1, 2020
If your name is on the deed, only you can convey your interest in the real estate, unless he were able to get a court order to do so, and only if the order is pursuant to a lawsuit wherein he shows some form of entitlement to do so.
answered on Feb 27, 2020
A home being sold from a trust is no different from any other home that is being sold. The burden of who is paying for repairs is between the buyer and the seller and whatever they contract. If the seller agrees to take on the burden of repairs then the seller is obligated to fix the house before... View More
My husband and I have been paying on a log home lay-a-way for 15 years with the intention of retiring. Now due to health & monetary issues we cannot build the home. The representative has told us that we can only get a small portion of our money back. Is there anything we can do?
answered on Feb 12, 2020
Without a review of the agreement you have in writing with the company and a general lack of specific information on this problem, there's not much information that can be provided here. You should consult with a real estate attorney or an attorney familiar with land contracts to review your... View More
answered on Nov 17, 2019
Not if the structure will be in compliance with zoning and other laws, and the project is run in compliance with OSHA, environmental, labor, fire & safety, and other codes. Your question remained open for three weeks. Those are some general considerations. You could consult with an Indiana... View More
Then two weeks later, the buyer and her realtor made acknowledgement that they were related. What should I do?
My wife and I simply want to add a transfer on death to our house in case something happens to both of us?
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answered on Oct 21, 2019
There is no law that requires you to use the services of an attorney to do a transfer on death deed, if that is what you mean, but it would be wise for you to hire an estate planning attorney to understand ALL of your options and the pros and cons of each of them.
answered on Oct 11, 2019
Part of your question might have gotten left off in uploading. If you could repost with additional details (do not include personal information), that might enable an Indiana attorney to meaningfully assess the matter. Good luck
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I am joint owner of a house in Indiana via a quit claim deed that states "joint tenants with rights of survivorship". The other joint owner who is my grandma is now in a nursing home and has severe dementia. My aunt took power of attorney over her healthcare and has filed a lawsuit... View More
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answered on Sep 27, 2019
If the deed is to you and your grandmother as joint tenants with right to survivorship, you own half of the property (the house and lot) and your grandmother owns half of the property. That's called an undivided interest because each of you has equal rights to the entire property. Indiana... View More
My mother signed a land contract 12/5/2015 to purchase a certain property for $50,000. The contract is now completed, all monies have been paid and she is seeking the deed. Recently my mother has accepted an offer on the sale of the home. She called the seller at this time asking him to meet her at... View More
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answered on Sep 8, 2019
I'm not sure this is a matter for law enforcement. This sounds more like a civil matter than criminal fraud. There might or might not be a civil tort claim for fraud, but the fact that the seller had a lawyer contact your mother makes this sound more like a case of "seller's... View More
We will have to forcloseits if we can't find help this will ruin our family the home is a conventional 97 home ready for a single woman two kids with a cosigner the home is supposed to be habitable and it's not we cannot afford two homes we are supposed to be selling our current home but... View More
answered on Sep 3, 2019
If you haven't had results in finding someone through the lawyer listings of this site or through your own independent searches, you could try the Indiana State Bar Association. They have lawyer referral resources for the public. Good luck
Tim Akpinar
Mother passed away without a will. No surviving spouse. Three adult children. All heirs agree to keep house in all three names. There are no significant debts and no mortgage. Would a small estate affidavit suffice to get the deed transferred?
answered on Sep 3, 2019
Yes, if the house is only worth $30K, then you can transfer via Small Estate Affidavit. I recommend verifying the value by a 3rd party such as the assessed value provided by the County for property tax purposes or hire an appraiser.
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Dad and 2nd wife bought a house in Indiana and it is in both names. There was a will. She was named as executor with my sister and her daughter named as seconds. The will stated that she could stay in the house until she dies and then it was to be divided between my father's and her kids.... View More
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answered on Aug 14, 2019
You need to hire an attorney right away to review the will and the final order of distribution in the probate and possibly the order permitting the sale. It is possible she is doing wrong, but it is also possible she has decided not to stay in the house and is selling it now and the proceeds will... View More
The landlord verbally agreed to certain necessary repairs which I have evidence of in text and then backed out several months after we moved in. Things like black mold and leaking roof and floor repairs. We did not sign a lease or verbally agree to a lease. We just paid the deposit and first... View More
answered on Jul 26, 2019
Unless you pay all the rent you owe the landlord COULD try to sue you--in small claims court. If I were you I would concentrate on moving out ASAP, and not worry about the landlord being unhappy. The outrageous problems you have suffered are more than sufficient to defeat any legal claim for rent... View More
I already have a signed contract from a buyer to purchase my home in Michigan. I can understand them requiring the purchaser of their home to have a local lender or whatever they want because it is their home. It doesn't seem to me like they have the right to infringe on my home sale.
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