Read the contract that you signed with your agent/broker.

I suggest that you remove it yourself. It is unlikely that you will be able to discover who put it there.

You failed to tell us important information: who has the house? Assuming your ex was awarded the house in the divorce, she should have been required to refinance it.

I'm also assuming that both of you had title before the divorce, and that both signed the mortgage note and the... View More

You are asking this question out of a vacuum without giving us the opportunity to read all the relevant documents. Take them to a local real estate attorney who is familiar with the local home owner's associations.

When a contract is involved, it has to be reviewed in order to answer this. A local real estate lawyer can advise.

Please Take Notice: I am not your lawyer unless we enter into an engagement agreement in writing. This is general information that is given for legal education only. It is... View More

In most cases, before the agent brings the buyer to a FSBO seller, the agent will say something like: "If I bring you a buyer and it results in a deal, will you pay me a commission of $ ____?" If the seller says no, the agent doesn't introduce the buyer to the seller and there's no sale.

When you say "real estate contract" are you referring to a listing agreement with a realtor, or are you referring to a contract between a buyer and seller?

Great questions! Technically, you could argue that the 10 day period to cure/repair has expired - meaning that you can walk away free and clear. The counter-argument may be "extenuating circumstances". But, I believe you would have a strong point that in fact has expired - meaning you can... View More

On these facts, yes. Please provide more information, so I can be of utmost utility. You can email to initiate further correspondence.

All the best.

Wisconsin allows cohabitation, but there is no common law marriage in Wisconsin. What does that mean, you might ask. Well, in the state of Wisconsin, unless you are married, there is no community property right to half. Hence, division of property is based solely on implied or express contract;... View More

I will need more information to properly analyze. What are the details of the new note signed after the divorce? What was your part in that? And, what were the details of the court costs? You can contact me with further information.

According to Interlaken Service Corp. v. Interlaken Condominum Ass'n, Inc., you can put a lis pendens (pending action) on each unit owner, holding each equally responsible. 222 Wis.2d 299 (Wis. App., 1998). This is regardless of whether they choose to "accept" responsibility.... View More

I am so sorry to hear that. If you give me more information, I can try to help.

You have a right to notice before foreclosure. If notice was not given, the agent converted your property (meaning you would have a right to the property or its full market value).

Of course the state rules for negotiating short sales are quite expansive. Hence, I won't discuss all of them here. Instead, please refer to the following link (Wisconsin Statutes section 846): http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/846#JUMPDEST_ch.%20846

811.04? Amendment to affidavit. The affidavit required by s. 811.03 may be amended at any time before the trial by the substitution of a new affidavit containing allegations of facts existing at the time of making the former affidavit.

I highly doubt any judge would dismiss the case on the technicality you describe. Besides, one of the documents you probably signed when you took out the mortgage will obligate you to assist with correcting small scriveners' errors like the one you describe. Did the bank take a deficiency... View More

The following format is required by Wisconsin Statutes for Powers of Attorney created under Ch. 244.

.... (principal's name) by .... (your signature) as agent.

Generally, in Wisconsin, there is no material difference between joint tenants and joint tenants with rights of survivorship. There can be a material difference, depending on the wording, if the parties are husband and wife. Whenever property rights are involved, especially as between husband and... View More

Generally, one cannot acquire title to federal land by adverse possession as one would under 'normal' adverse possession law. However, there is, in my opinion, a little known law named the Color of Title Act, which establishes a procedure by which an individual may be able to obtain... View More