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Bankruptcy discharged personal liability over 7 years ago. Ucc1 lien was in place at the time unbeknown to me and not addressed during bankruptcy and im just finding out about it as i am selling my home. third party bank filed continuance of lien attachment to property (fixture filing) in April of... View More 
answered on Nov 9, 2019
Yes. You will need to reopen bankruptcy and avoid the lien to be free of it.
Should we sign it.
“all fixtures, personal property, and real property to be transferred hereunder shall be as is with mo warranties express or implied
answered on May 28, 2019
There is no clear answer to this question in New Hampshire, surprisingly. The Vermont Supreme Court case of Alvarez v. Katz has some guidance (Vermont law): https://law.justia.com/cases/vermont/supreme-court/2015/2014-385.html.
Practically speaking, if you cut without permission, you are... View More
Person is not on lease, did not sign the lease and left items in garage bay of lease holder. lease holder has moved away and taken her property. She has confirmed that she has no more property in the garage bay. What can I do to regain the garage back for re-lease to someone else. What do I have to... View More
answered on Jan 10, 2019
He may not have a lease but he did live there and was most likely considered a tenant, read the statute again, I believe you have to store his things for at least 28 days, better to be safe than sorry. You should also try and contact him through any means available to you, try facebook, phone... View More
Home inspection report revealed a "minor" foundation crack that indicated "...if crack gets larger than 1/4" or allows moisture intrusion have epoxy sealed - monitor (minor)." Despite the seller's offer to remedy the crack, the buyer wants to walk away from the... View More
answered on Nov 5, 2018
The home inspection is one of the ways a buyer can get out of a contract-it also depends on the purchase and sales contract he signed with you. You could argue that such a minor infraction is not a breach of the agreement and that you should have the ability to cure the alleged defect, or you could... View More
Residency and wont leave. Can the landlord hold me or my son responsible for this person who wont leave?
answered on Nov 5, 2018
If in fact, as you state, she has a month to month tenancy, then you have to give her 30 days notice to quit the apartment. These cases are tricky, if she won't leave, you should hire an landlord tenant attorney. attorney Brian Shaughnessy is the attorney I use to evict my own tenants. He is... View More
Ones share sai you would have 70/30?
answered on May 8, 2018
You can make any agreement you want to make, as long it is legal. make sure you hire an attorney to handle the transaction and file the proper documents in the registry of deeds.
He is threatening to file act of partition . They each own 1/3. Would the other two have the right to buy the one out?
answered on May 8, 2018
A buyout is a most viable option instead of a partition action which could be costly and become emotionally heated.
The buyer then sold the property less than a month later at $200,000 profit. Is there anything I can do to rectify this?
answered on Apr 4, 2018
You can file a complaint with the police or with the real estate commission and have them investigate the matter. This sounds very serious so you should pursue this with the help of an attorney.
We have a person who's shrinking the entrance way which will be causing a safety issue for those below this barrier. The owner won't reason nor remove the problem. She's doing this just to cause a problem for everyone below her property. This all started because she doesn't want... View More
answered on Oct 19, 2017
One way to deal with this problem is to look at the documents that formed the private road to see what the rules say about how to deal with this and who is responsible-since you share the road with someone else. If you cannot resolve the issue you can go to court and have a judge make a ruling that... View More
answered on Aug 5, 2017
That all depends upon how the contract that all parties to the transaction signed reads.
Real Estate Purchase: We are the Buyers; cannot obtain financing and communicated this to Seller in writing as stipulated by the contract. He will not sign the release terminating the agreement and allowing us to get our $5k deposit back. Says he is "consulting with his attorney".... View More
answered on May 13, 2017
If the seller won't voluntarily do what the contract requires him to do it may be necessary to start a lawsuit in order to "force" him to do what the contract requires him to do.
My wife bought a house while we are married, but my names not on the mortgage or purchase agreements or anything for that matter.. I did not sign anything and I was not apart of the buying process, yet my wife thinks that cause we are married, that I automatically own half.. Is she right?
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