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Requirements of a Quit Claim Deed
I WOULD LIKE TO QUICK CLAIM DEED A PIECE OF LAND TO SOMEONE. ARE WITNESSES NECESSARY? DO I NEED A LAWYER, OR CAN I PRINT A FORM, FILL IT OUT BOTH PARTIES SIGN AND RECORD DOCUMENT AT THE CORTHOUSE?
06/18/2009 | Category: Real Property » Deeds | State: Mississippi | #17066Can security deposit be applied towards the unpaid rent?
Our LL has given us a 30 day notice that she is terminating the lease, the rent was late but paid in full for June, now she is telling us we have until July 16th to get out or she is changing the locks, can she do this? She said we have until noon that day to leave and we will owe her $500 for half a month. She will owe us that from the deposit, so do we have to pay half a mont...
06/18/2009 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Tennessee | #17065How Do I Remove a Judgment Lien in California After It Is Satisfied?
I placed a lien on the single family house of my ex-husband for a $30,000 marital dissolution settlement. If he were to pay me off with funds outside of a real estate transaction (not a refinance or sale) how is that lien removed or updated that it's paid. My ex wants me to submit a notarized statement that I have been paid, but that doesn't seem 'legal' enough to satisfy the...
06/18/2009 | Category: Judgment Liens | State: California | #17060Can A Landlord Deduct From A security Deposit In California Despite a Good Faith Failure to Comply W
I advertised my duplex as a year lease. My tenant signed a year lease. In less than a week they wanted to make it a 6 month lease. They lasted just over 4 months, gave 15 days notice to move out just to the next town. I informed them of their duty per the lease they were responsible for lost rents and to find a suitable tenant. I posted the unit online and found a suitable te...
06/18/2009 | Category: Landlord Ten... » Security Dep... | State: California | #17059How Do I Avoid Double Taxation When Signing Partnership Agreement for a Corporation?
I am buying in as full partner in an established business for the price of $50,000. The business is currently a corporation. In order to avoid double taxation do I need to reform the corporation as a sub-chapter S, LLP or LLC when we finalize the partnership agreement? Is there a form that is Tennessee specific or do I need multiple forms and is so which ones apply?
06/18/2009 | Category: Corporations | State: Tennessee | #17054Is a Copy of a Will That Is Not Notarized Valid in Idaho?
My husband passed away 2.5 years ago and we had a written up paper stating our daughter was to handle our affairs in the event something happened to us together, it also stated in the event something happened to either of us we leave all our worldly possessions to each other. Our daughter and son-in-law witnessed it and dated it but I cannot find the original, just the copy my ...
06/18/2009 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Idaho | #17053Can I Rescind a Rental Contract for Realtor's Failure to Properly Measure The Premises?
I currently reside in Ohio and signed a 1 year lease on 6/10/09 for a condo in California (CA Assoc Realtors Residential Lease Month to Month Rental Agreement)to begin 7/1/09. I was represented by a Broker California. I had trusted her to be 'my eyes and ears' (her words and suggestion) since I could not make a trip to CA. Once a particular condo was decided on, I had repeat...
06/18/2009 | Category: Contracts » Breach of Co... | State: California | #17052How Do I Enforce a Foreign Judgment in Florida?
I need to know how to file a judgment from Georgia in Florida.
06/18/2009 | Category: Judgments » Foreign Judg... | State: Georgia | #17048Prohibition of smoking at places of employment
I work as a sub-contractor in Clinton Iowa and they have completely banned tobacco products of any kind from use on their property. There are no employee smoking ares anywhere, and employees are forced to leave the premises to smoke only on their lunch breaks. (our time for which we are not paid) Does this violate Iowa law or does ADM have the right to enforce such policy above...
06/17/2009 | Category: Employment | State: Illinois | #17046Am I Liable for Son Running Scooter into Parked Car?
A car was parked on the side of the road (45 MPH) while the passengers went door to door in a nearby neighborhood selling stuff. My son ran into the back of the car on his motorized foot scooter and broke the back window with his face, there were also a couple small dents and a scratch. Are we responsible to pay for the damage to the car? Seems to me, they should be paying for ...
06/17/2009 | Category: Damages | State: Washington | #17045