She won’t sign for me to refinance. I am the main person on the loan and she’s a co-signer. I don’t want her on my loan.
When you add someone to the title of your home, you have given them partial ownership. If you did not specify how much ownership on the deed, then everyone listed on the deed has an equal share. In a lawsuit started by either party, the home could be forced to be sold and the proceeds divided... Read more »
I have raw land I’m selling without the help of a real estate agent. I have not placed the land on market, the seller approached me asking to buy. We agreed on a price and want to move forward as easily as possible. I’m using a Utah REPC and plan to take the contract to a title company and have... Read more »
Earnest money invites only serious buyers to get involved in a transaction. The earnest money does not force the buyer to buy your property, so no, the earnest money is not necessary for the REPC to be effective.
I was under contract (standard UT REPC) with seller for property. I went to close on the property (prior to require closing date) and find out the seller has sold the property to someone else. I paid $2K earnest money and also hired people to inspect and consult on the land. Now, like properties... Read more »
I am sorry to hear about your situation. That is rough. Sounds like the seller made a calculation about the risk of being sued and damages and thought that selling it to another at a higher price was worth it. Unfortunately situations such as this are not uncommon, thought typically it has to do... Read more »
Section 50. HOLDOVER: Holdover shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 2. LEASE DATE AND TERM. All provisions of this Lease that are not inconsistent with a tenancy based on the terms in Section 2. LEASE DATE AND TERM shall remain in full force and effect. During the tenancy, Tenant... Read more »
Your willingness to type the entire clause in your question for review is admirable. Unfortunately, no contract is limited to just one clause. Frequently, poorly written contracts can even have competing clauses. When you ask "or just in the event of a Holdover" it is impossible to say... Read more »
I paid rent on the 15 I was locked out and my room was broke into everything taken from it along with my safe broke open and emptied I had a dead bolt that only I had the key to. What cAn I do if I had no lease but te ts from roommate that renterd to me that contain rental agree ments and video of... Read more »
If you can't afford an attorney, go to www.utahlegalservices.org. They will represent you if you qualify.
Once the police choose to back out of the situation, your only option is to sue the landlord.
I was told I'd be able to use the private hot tub on property. Being denied access. Hot tub not mentioned in lease. Lease not signed by anyone but myself. Can I move out without penalty and get my deposit back?
If you sign the lease, and give the landlord a copy, he is in control of whether the lease is valid. If you sue to enforce the lease, the landlord can argue he never signed it and that you are on a month to month tenancy. If the landlord wants to enforce the lease, he can hand you a signed copy and... Read more »
Sold our house in Utah 2 months ago. Just received email from title company asking for us to send $7,000+ to cover the tax bill that the new owner is responsible to pay. If there was no mention of prorated taxes on the final statement that we all signed the day of closing, isn't that in itself... Read more »
I suppose in unusual cases, this could go either way. The Real Estate Purchase Contract almost surely covered this even when the Settlement Statement did not. It can be argued that the final Deed replaced the REPC.
Without reviewing all of the documents, it's difficult to be sure what... Read more »
It is not clear by your question which party backed out. The Buyer or the Seller? Earnest money is normally required by a buyer in case they back out. If the requirements under the contract have been met, the Buyer will lose the earnest money.
If the seller backs out, and they don't... Read more »
Scenario: I am hiking near Zion National Park and come across a fence that says "no trespassing". I'm trying to reach the highest point in Zion National Park but it is surrounded by cliffs (which I can't climb) and private property on the adjacent lands. There is a sign posted... Read more »
In Utah, if you own property, you have a right to control who enters that property. Without an invitation, you are trespassing. If someone sues you for trespassing, they normally need to show what damage you did on their property to win money. In unique cases, someone may win more money than normal... Read more »
You are writing from Wyoming, and this is the Utah board, so we can only answer questions regarding property in Utah. Owning property in a HOA is a gamble as you get the benefit of controlling what happens in your HOA according to the rules, but if you ever cross the rules, you may have problems of... Read more »
My ex called me tonight to let me know he is selling his house but can’t because my name is on the title. He is asking me to sign documents that basically give my rights to the house away? I don’t know how this works and I had no idea I was even on the title. We was never married. We bought... Read more »
As a Real Estate attorney, I don't have much to tell you. Outside of a marriage relationship, if someone places your name on the deed, this is normally either a gift, or a purchase, of 50%. When a parent adds a child to their deed, the child is now a part owner.
Because you had a... Read more »
They justify the increase in a study carried out to make future repairs, however, families in this pandemic are unable to pay that increase. Is there any way to prevent this increase?
HOAs are designed to get a particular result in the neighborhood: everything looks nice, nothing seems out of place. If you every disagree with the HOA, and you can't get enough people in the HOA to vote to do things your way, then you are stuck. Many HOAs cycle through power struggles similar... Read more »
Here's what you want to avoid: getting sued for interference with a contract. The buyer and seller have a contract, and you step in and stop that contract. To avoid this type of lawsuit, anything you do needs to result in making both the buyer and seller happy.
One option is to pay... Read more »
Received weird images of world terror and killing on his car and taped to apartment doorstep. Have come home to find door ajar after locking it. They’ve filed police report. The complex will let them out of lease at the cost of $4000 which they can’t afford but they are afraid and have come... Read more »
These things are illegal. file police reports and do your best to gather evidence. If you can get video or photos of these people they can be prosecuted and possibly go to prison.
There is no specification in the lease on this and we have done absolutely no damage to the property we actually increased the value of it by doing free work for the landlord
Your situation is just complicated enough that there is no way to give you an effective answer without reading the lease. I recommend you take the lease to an attorney to see what your options are.
Can a 3rd person be quit claimed on the deed without person B? And then when the home is sold does the equity split three ways ?
Having a mortgage does not equal ownership. As long as the terms of the mortgage are met, the mortgage holder will never be an owner. Only the owner, or a court, can give ownership to another party. Equity is divided equally between owners. This equal percentage can change if the deed specifies a... Read more »
If you are refinancing your home, the bank is required by law to give you 3 business days to change your mind and cancel. So the bank doesn't allow the funding to be released for 3 business days. The bank rarely will send the funds early to the title company, but they will tell them not to... Read more »
The answer to your question depends on your lease. Some say that after the lease ends, a new lease begins if neither party terminates the contract.
If you lease really ends, then if neither party terminates, many contracts continue on a month to month basis.
If they give you... Read more »
The HOA sent an invoice for years outside the statute of limitations that were never given to the heirs until after the owners death.
When the owners went to sell, the hoa put a cloud on the title to collect the full amount, even though most of it was outside of the Nevada Statute of... Read more »
If the condo is in Nevada, then you will need an opinion from a Nevada attorney. Suing someone for interference with a contract is possible, but normally you have to prove exactly how much money you lost. If you sell the home to someone new, and get the same amount as was in the original contract,... Read more »
HOA FOr a condo put a cloud on title for past due hoa fees that were in dispute and outside of the statute of limitaitons.
THis caused a sale to fail. What remedies can we seek against the HOA owner?
Quiet title, slander of title, and wrongful lien against real property are potential causes of action in a situation where an improper lien is placed on real property. Injunctive relief and money damages, along with attorney fees, may be recoverable with improper liens.
In slander of title... Read more »
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