Can you prove it was a loan and not a gift? Is there a claim that you gave up ownership through abandonment of it? Your friend who sold the house in all likelihood did not inform the buyers that the sculpture was not part of the sale and did not convey--in fact, your friend may even have... View More

It need only be legible. If you research old deeds, they are hand-written, single spaced, in cursive. Recording is charged a flat fee, up to a page limit. Thus, longer documents can be in very small, single-spaced text, to minimize the cost of recording.

Go to the land records, on-line, and... View More

The Grantees are persons receiving an interest in property. So if B holds a life estate during C's life (it isn't clear why one would do this), "C" wouldn't be a grantee.

There are a variety of ways one can transfer lifetime interests in property, with a host of... View More

I have noticed that recording offices are way behind in many of my jurisdictions. Long before Covid, it was common for recording to take weeks or months, and recorder staff working remotely for two years has not improved that delay. The next step is to retain a lawyer to investigate whether a... View More

I am also a MD broker, and we have had this question from many of our clients, over time. The answer is entirely dependent on what the review says, and the circumstance. But it is extremely unlikely that you would ever recover non-economic damages. Have you exhausted your remedies with Google? Have... View More

You have few protections in a commercial lease dispute--it is not like residential landlord-tenant law. You admit you have no lease, so I assume you had some sort or oral lease arrangement with the previous owner of the building. The argument would be you were on a month-t0-month lease of your... View More

For a dispute over $3,000, your remedies become as expensive or more expensive than the loss. Absent a negotiated agreement, you must sue: Either for coverage under the policy, or the title company for negligence. You might also pursue a claim against the insurer in the Maryland Ins. Admin. The... View More

Good for you, to be proactive! If she doesn't respond you can remove the fence. If you want to avoid a possible confrontation, or escalation of neighbor dispute, you might consider an action for trespass/ejectment in the Circuit Court.

This question is one of title to the property. It does not matter if the mortgage company names you as a successor in interest for the property. The title deed of the property is what controls this situation. The title company handling the settlement should be able to tell you whether or not you... View More

The mortgage company can't direct your actions. And unless you are named in the deed as a co-owner of a certain type, or a remainderman, you are considered a stranger to title. No title company will pass title without the signature of an "owner," or "personal... View More

Simple answer, no. She is on the title to the property she has to sign the deed transferring the property to the new owner.

Good luck in your future endeavors.

The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act includes temporary credit reporting protections for certain borrowers with federally-backed loans (mortgages backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, and USDA). If you are current at the time you enter into a forbearance plan... View More

The crime of trespass requires either (1) that the property is posted by signage in a conspicuos location against trespass; or (2) the person allegedly trespassing has previously been specifically warned not to come onto the property, either verbally or in writing, but nevertheless entered... View More

It is impossible to evaluate this without re viewing the Settlement Agreement and the Deed, but the Settlement Agreement probably trumps the Deed if the Agreement is not ambiguous. This could be an example of saving nickels at the cost of dollars by doing a DYI divorce. One thing that likely helps... View More

No, the HOA has no legal authority to control or prohibit a homeowner from speaking to the press or anyone else.

If the Personal Representative is acting pursuant to Letters of Administration, and you believe they are not acting appropriately, your recourse is a motion to have the PR removed and replaced. If the person has not received formal Letters of Administration, you may open probate yourself and... View More

Yes. Make a lower offer. If refused, when the house is put up for sale, bid on on it like anyone else. You may end up being the higher bidder, but don’t bid more than you think it’s worth.

To raise a successful defense of adverse possession, the defendant must show that he POSSESSED the land ADVERSELY, OPENLY, and CONTINUOUSLY in a manner HOSTILE to the record landowner's interests for the prescribed period. If you don't possess, the defense will be difficult to maintain.... View More

Yes, you can purchase a condo for cash in Ocean City without a realtor but you would need someone to prepare a contract for you for the purchase of the condo. It is likely that you may be able to find an attorney who could prepare the contract for you since you are the purchaser of this... View More

The question is barely in English, and the description of the defense of adverse possession isn’t vaguely close to the law. If you have occupied a property openly adversely continuously and hostilely for more than the time in the statute of limitations, you may assert —preferably competently,... View More