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I have been paying taxes on it and don't feel it's ever going to sell and want to be bought out.
answered on Feb 19, 2017
Five options: 1) Buy out the others; 2) get them to buy you out; 3) file a partition suit to force a sale or a compromise buyout; 4) stop paying taxes and eventually the taxing authority will seize the properties for back taxes (possibly leaving a shortfall that each of you will still owe); or 5)... View More 
The original owner has recently passed away. The property in question is about to go into probate. The execuiter has no doubt about our handshake deal with the property.
answered on Jan 24, 2017
Because it was a real estate deal, it needed to be in writing. I
Nevada’s statute of frauds is set forth in various sections of the Nevada Revised Statutes. It renders the following types of contracts unenforceable unless in writing and signed by the party against whom a claim is... View More
He thinks he knows who is involved
3 people but MIA
Detective is looking as well
Its been a few months
answered on Oct 1, 2016
This is an insurance question. Your friend should look at the coverages and exclusions in his policy. Better yet, get the policy out and call his agent to discuss his policy terms.
answered on Aug 9, 2016
Check your timeshare agreement. Most timeshares do assess a penalty for late payments.
My question is this. My mother and step father are legally separated, the house is only in my mothers name but my mother has passed away. My mother did not have a will however she expressed numerous times to our family that she wanted the house to be transferred into my name, but there is no... View More
answered on Apr 16, 2016
Courts generally are not interested in what wishes a person expressed. However if your mother died unmarried under the laws of intestate succession her property including her home would go to her children in a probate proceeding. If you wish to start a probate proceeding and your step father... View More
Also they are rental properties that are paid off, we split up and I moved to Vegas she stayed in Mi, how do I go about collecting my half of the rents?
answered on Oct 6, 2015
Speak with an attorney in MI about this, have a full discussion instead of you giving just a few facts and expecting a solid answer on the internet.
answered on Sep 10, 2015
You signed a contract to purchase and now want to pretend that no agreement was signed and thus "walk away"? If the seller chooses to sue, it appears that he or she could do so.
answered on Jul 14, 2015
Generally speaking, tenants in common is when more than one person owns a share in real estate. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with "tenants" in the sense of a tenant leasing from a landlord. If you're thinking of making decisions on how to own property rather than... View More
answered on Jul 13, 2012
Typically the lender requires all people on loan to be jointly and severally liable which means that the survivor(s) is responsible for the whole loan altho both the survivor(s) and the lender may have a claim against the estate of the dead borrower.
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