Property sold at the ax lien sale, can anything be done about this?
There should be a Redemption period, but it may have already run. Contact a LA attorney today with the exact facts to see if the Heirs can get the property back.
Dominant Estate is the property getting the benefit of passage, access, etc. Servient Estate is the property with the road/path over it. You may need to hire a LA attorney for Easement problems.
So my question is canI apply for adverse possession
Several factors go into obtaining title via adverse possession. Certainly you are over the time period required by Louisiana Law, but if the actual owner has given you permission to live there, you will not likely prevail. You should speak to an experienced real estate attorney that can evaluate... Read more »
My mother and her sister have a real estate agreement where earnest money was put down and a payment plan was to be completed to transfer ownership of the property. Her sister stopped all communication and did not take the last payment and sold the property to someone else after my mother made... Read more »
Double-post. This is too complicated to respond to on this type forum--also, additional information is needed to properly respond. You need to immediately contact a lawyer in your area and bring the paperwork/agreement to a meeting with the lawyer and specifically discuss your situation and obtain... Read more »
My mother and her sister have a real estate agreement where earnest money was put down and a payment plan was to be completed to transfer ownership of the property. Her sister stopped all communication and did not take the last payment and sold the property to someone else after my mother made... Read more »
This is too complicated to respond to on this type forum--also, additional information is needed to properly respond. You need to immediately contact a lawyer in your area and bring the paperwork/agreement to a meeting with the lawyer and specifically discuss your situation and obtain your... Read more »
Grandma had 10 kids.. each received a acre of land.. my mother passed… now it went to me and my brother…. Can I put a mobile home on my part… land was surveyed few years ago
If the zoning and land restrictions/use for the property allows you to do so, then yes you can.
I am currently making a will/trust who names my daughter as beneficiary of my property, however, I am unclear about a mortgaged property and how it is handled.
There are potential income and tax consequences depending on when you make the transfer and how you accomplish this----as such, I recommend that you at a minimum, seek a consultation with an estate planning attorney to discuss your objectives and how to accomplish them---and if, after meeting with... Read more »
I need representation to file the motion for new trial. Judge says I cannot represent my business.
Don't know what the question is.
If it was purchased during the marriage, you own 1/2. Contact a successions lawyer.
She has since given it to squatters and taken it off the market. We were supposed to have an escrow account made for when it sold. Because of my TRO I have not been there and the realtor says it’s in such bad shape all the time she can’t even show it. How can I prove she abandoned the home and... Read more »
Get the realtor to write a letter that she can't show it and get a friend to drive by and take pictures.
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
my girlfriend living in Louisiana inherits a piece of land in Chicago that the city or state of Illinois wants to expropriate to build a school on.
As I understand it, the court is asking my girlfriend to receive $36,000 as compensation for the inheritance... Read more »
You will eventually need an attorney in Chicago if this matter goes to litigation but you may also want a Louisiana atty to assist you with this---use the Justia FIND A LAWYER tab and search for Chicago and Louisiana expropriation attorneys--contact/consult with a few of them ad then hire the one... Read more »
She asked me to sign paperwork relinquishing my rates what do I do
DO NOT SIGN!!! Hire a lawyer to review all documents. She is trying to take your inheritance.
The House belongs to my wife's
Mother. The son has power of attorney. Have lived in home 15 years and my wife died a month ago.
Her brother issued a 30 day eviction notice to me. We had been married 32 years. Brother wants to sell house.
You need to immediately contact a succession lawyer in your area to see what options/rights you have ----use the Justia Find a Lawyer tab and search for succession lawyers in your area. Good luck.
Insurance company fighting to not pay when foundation is compromised
A Louisiana attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for three weeks. The dispute you describe sounds like it met an impasse between your assertion for a new foundation and the insurance carrier's position. One option may be to reach out to Louisiana attorneys to determine... Read more »
I have community property case, my then attorney filed for rental reimbursement in the descriptive list but not in the petition. is there a statute time limit that it should have been requested?
No statute of limitation. But it is prospective, not retroactive to date of filing for divorce.
My father passed away this year and my mother is living with my sister for care as she has alzheimer's. One of my brothers is being allowed to live in the house because he would probably be homeless as my father was supporting him. We received a two from a neighbor that he may have several... Read more »
You need N attorney to interdict your mother. Then you can evict the squatters
More information is needed to respond to your question including the nature of the liens, when the liens were recorded, against whom the liens were recorded. Since your post implies probate or a succession has not occurred to transfer something which could have been transferred 20 years ago, I... Read more »
I was ordered to sign a listing agreement for the partition of co-owned property. I signed the agreement but it has been one month and I have not shown the house due to COVID concerns. I just received a Motion for Contempt. I don’t know if that puts me in contempt since the order only stated I... Read more »
You need to agree to requested showings. The CDC concluded that surface transmission was low. Get vaccinated. You can require that anyone looking at the house wear a mask and stay outside yourself until the showing is over. If not, you can be held in contempt.
Signed on November 14, 2021
Yes, you can, however you need to read and review the listing agreement to see if there are any ramifications you might have if you terminate the listing agreement ahead of time. Also you need to read and review the listing agreement to see what, if anything, it says if you change you mind again... Read more »
1. being as the home and land, under my name in Missouri was purchased BEFORE we married,
2. WE OWN a mobile home IN TEXAS with no land under her name bought AFTER we were married that WAS OUR MAIN RESIDENCE,
3. and a RV PURCHASED AFTER MARRAGE in Louisiana ?
Also... Read more »
If Louisiana is your permanent address, and you have no plans to move in the immediate future, you can file in Louisiana. I would defer to someone who is familiar with the divorce laws of the other states to say if you can file in one of the other states.
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