What does your listing agreement say?
What you ‘discussed’ is not necessarily binding if the written agreement says something else.
If there is a mistake, the realtor should (and can!) ‘fix it’ but you have to point that out to them for it to get fixed!
If they... Read more »
I am a Realtor representing the seller of a condo with 16 units. The condo rules provide that everybody pays a monthly fee/due and included in that fee is the use of water, sewer, and heat. There are no meters establishing what unit uses what and never has been. My Seller uses the condo 6 weeks out... Read more »
'Unilateral' provisions are not per-se improper, but you're 'gut' that this is rather unfair isn't wrong. It is an argument against buying a condo or entering into ANY 'contract of adhesion' but it isn't 'illegal'.
For example, your... Read more »
Someone gave me a cash deposit to purchase my property. No contract was signed and no receipt was given. A month later he called me to cancel the deal. I told him I can not give him the deposit back. He started harassing my phone and threatening me. What should I do? Do I make a police report? Do I... Read more »
If you state that there was no written contract, then you do not have a valid purchase agreement. Real estate transactions, especially those dealing with a purchase, require that the contract be in writing pursuant to the Statute of Frauds. My suggestion is that you return the deposit, because... Read more »
I would like to be sure I don't give the manufactured home park any kind of loop hole. The seller owes them nothing. And has no lease. He verbally offered it to the park and they declined to buy it.I've been told he should offer it to the park. For the sale price in writing. I'm... Read more »
The BEST way is to not buy the home in the first place. Manufactured homes, particularly those in parks where you don't own the land it is placed upon, are notoriously bad investments. They lose value and create liabilities unlike any other thing you might own other than a motor vehicle.... Read more »
A buyer wanted to purchase my property in Dearborn Heights on a land contract. He gave me a cash deposit to hold property
No signed contract no receipt. A week after I got a call from buyer that he does not want the house anymore and he wants his deposit back. Can I keep the deposit or do I... Read more »
Without ANYthing writing it is hard to say for sure where this stands.
Generally speaking an 'earnest money' deposit is something that can be forfeited if the deal falls through because of something the buyer does or doesn't do properly. BUT without an offer to purchase the... Read more »
Expired lease and rules in the expired lease still apply?
Yes except that the ‘term’ of the lease is now month to month and the rent can change with a month’s notice in the proper (written) form. The other terms (pets, utilities etc.) remain as in the written lease.
— this answer is offered for information only and does not constitute... Read more »
The seller offered it to the park for sale price fist. They declined to buy. Then said he can't sell to anyone that intends to remove it from the park. I'd like to know what Michigan law is. I'd also like to know. Is there anything I can do to protect myself. From the mobile home... Read more »
Assuming the mobile home is owned by someone other than the park, the owner (now or a new purchaser) can move their personal property wherever they want.
It’s a little like saying ‘I’ll let you buy the car, but you have to rent the parking spot and can’t move it.’
Two... Read more »
My boyfriend and I have been together for 9 years. We recently purchased a home together. As we were not married, I first asked to just put my name on the house, but he and his family talked me into having us sign the papers together. Only my name is on the mortgage as my boyfriend does not have... Read more »
Possible outcomes?
1) he agrees and let’s you have the house and signs off
2) he wants his money back (or more) and you agree to pay him and keep the house and he signs off.
3) he wants his money back and you don’t agree and there’s a lawsuit over the house
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How do I get a seller disclosure on a property I closed on?
You are supposed to receive the seller’s disclosure statement at the time of (or shortly after) the OFFER is made.
It should also be in the closing packet of documents you received. Did you have an attorney review the paperwork?
Without that attorney review, you may not know... Read more »
The "Patron Act"? As far as I know, there is no such thing. What are you trying to do? Force the sale of land owned jointly or compel the sale of land in some other way? Without specific facts, it really isn't possible to answer your question.
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My childhood home has two years of unpaid taxes and if they aren’t paid by March 31st, 2022 the county takes the home. It’s abandoned and no one lives there. I’m not the owner and I cannot reach the owner (I’ve been trying). I was told if I pay the delinquent taxes and get a tax certificate... Read more »
You can’t just pay the taxes and expect to be reimbursed.
That procedure works if you purchase the property at a tax sale, which is the official sale once the taxes have reached the level of delinquency that you mention.
The procedures for bidding at a tax sale or complicated and... Read more »
I bought some land in sec 2 t12north range 16 west also except north 250ft and 110ft w. Seller deeded all of property to me. Year later I deeded south half back. New owner had servey done and south half has 4.72 acres and north half is smaller. Records show that the qauerter quarter section has... Read 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... Read more »
I am a renter of a house for 2.5 years now. The landlord is going to be listing it to sell, but can they come inside to take pictures for the listing while I live here with all my personal belongings in it? I do not have any kind of written lease agreement or contract. Just a month to month rental.
Yes, if the lease provisions allow for the landlord to show the home to prospective purchasers, then they can come in an photograph the interior of the property.
Do I have a legal right to inspect the home? Renters won't let me in.
Inspecting the home is the least of your problems. Hire a competent MI attorney to file a possessory action for either an Eviction, or possibly Ejectment. The SOL is running and you may have already lost the Title, or your Deed may have been void for Champerty. You need a title search... Read more »
In the process of buying a home. Trustee passed away after purchase agreement signed. Other trustee alive. Home was given as life estate to the one that passed. Trust stated he could sell and had to share profit with any living trustees. (Sister gets 1/3). Is the purchase agreement still valid?
The most likely outcome is the successor trustee is contractually bound to complete the sale of the house and distribute the proceeds in accordance with the terms of the trust.
My landlocked residence has an appurtenant easement to cross adjacent undeveloped property to access the public road. A bridge over a creek is part of the easement path. I am the only private user of the easement. The path and bridge serve only my home. The servient tenement property owner never... Read more »
It appears as if you're looking for legal representation. This forum is for answering general questions rather than specifics, and the NATURE of the easement matters a great deal so no 'general answer' is going to get you what you want. As for case law, again, you need to hire an... Read more »
Generally not. Most lease provisions will prohibit using security deposits for the last month's rent. Security deposits are used to offset any damages or other fees owed to the landlord upon the expiration of the lease. However, if you and your landlord agree otherwise, then you should do so.
A neighbor filed a lis pendens (adverse possession) on my father’s property ‘in 02. The lis pendens ended in a judgement in my father’s favor (got to keep the property, but no improvements could be made to formerly disputed property). The neighbor has died and sold the property. I purchased... Read more »
The lid pendins is no longer relevant after the judgment but the JUDGMENT may still be relevant. Without seeing RHC actual judgment and any documents recorded in the chain of title however , it is impossible to know the current state of affairs.
Judgments related to land OFTENZ (but not... Read more »
What does this statement mean exactly in lay terms: ..."for $100,000 subject to easements and building and use restrictions of record and further subject to any encumbrances that have arisen under or through Grantee since September 2019, the date of the land contract pursuant to which this... Read more »
This is 'common boiler plate' language for a deed granted after payment in full on a land contract.
It means if the land contract buyer did something during the contract that may have impaired the title, the seller takes no liability for that.
If you don't... Read more »
You should have a Michigan attorney draft the deed, and then somehow, your mother will need to sign it before a California notary.
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