Legal Questions and Answers
Is it legal for the HOA to hire a painter to determine if your home needs repainting?
Is it legal for your HOA to hire a painting company to determine if your home needs painting or is it a conflict of interest. Seems they would have a biased opinon. The HOA included in the text of their letter the prices the company would charge for painting our house.
08/18/2007 | Category: Real Property » Homeowner's ... | State: Colorado | #8034What do we need to do to legally claim the property as ours so we can give it away or sell it?
We purchased a home last October. When we moved in, we noticed the previous owners had left some property (sports memorabelia) in the home. The sellers left no forwarding address with us, so we mailed a letter to them at our address thinking maybe they forwarded their mail; they hadn't. We notified our realtor the week we moved in. We have searched the white pages online, but h...
08/17/2007 | Category: Abandoned Property | State: Oregon | #8025What would happen if my son was unable to pay his house payment?
My mother transferred a property over to me for one dollar; no sales agreement, no title insurance. There was and still is a lien on the home from when my mother signed for my son to refinance his home and needed a cosigner. How does this affect me now that I own this property? What would happen if my son was unable to pay his house payment?
08/17/2007 | Category: Real Property » Foreclosure | State: Pennsylvania | #8009I had my daughter in 2002 and I have gone through hard times since she was born. My aunt and uncle have been helping me out w...
I had my daughter in 2002 and I have gone through hard times since she was born. My aunt and uncle have been helping me out with her for the last three years. I still have legal custody of my child, but my aunt is now trying to force me to sign over temporary custody of my daughter by telling me that if I do not sign, then she will get a lawyer and take her from me. I do not wa...
08/17/2007 | Category: Divorce » Child Custody | State: Florida | #8007Can you help give us the information we need to fight this landlord's claim?
One of our twin daughters moved out of our home and moved in with a 24 year old when she was 16. We did everything we could think of to prevent this, but were told by the police we could do nothing legally to prevent this because our daughter was 16. Our family and her twin sister were devastated. We did everything we could think of to address the "acting out" behavior of our d...
08/17/2007 | Category: Landlord Tenant | State: Washington | #8002Why is my son obligated to pay child support until his daughter is 19 if she has two kids?
My son had a daughter when he was 19 years of age. He married and then divorced the mother two years later. My grandaughter is eighteen and pregnant for the second time. She was kicked out of school two years ago. Since then she has been in a school program where she is to turn in work once a week. She does not get the work done and has not advanced beyond a sophmore. She live...
08/16/2007 | Category: Divorce » Child Support | State: California | #7998How do I get a title for a car that is abandoned on my land?
How do I get a title for a car that is abandoned on my land? the car has out of sate plates on it. I have no way of getting intouch with the owner and it has been there for over a year.
08/16/2007 | Category: Automobiles | State: Wisconsin | #7996Can a salaried manager quit a job and collect unemployment if the employer changes their wages to hourly pay?
Can a salaried manager quit a job and collect unemployment if the employer changes their wages to hourly pay ,and it's not as much as their salaried wage?
08/16/2007 | Category: Employment » Unemployment | State: Indiana | #7991Is it necessary to have a will notarized?
Is it necessary to have a will notarized? I am living with a gentleman and I have added a list of personal belongings to my will that states he agrees that these are my personal belongings and gives his permission for me or my heirs to remove them from the premises should we split or one of us passes away. Does this document need to be notarized?
08/16/2007 | Category: Wills and Estates | State: Virginia | #7981There is a lein on my home that was put on when the home was still owed by my mother, she had signed and put this property up...
There is a lein on my home that was put on when the home was still owed by my mother, she had signed and put this property up for my son and his family when they refinanced their home. what does this mean for me now that i am the owner of this property. Could I lose my home if they can not keep up their house payments? I have been the owner for about 2 years now. The last time...
08/16/2007 | Category: Real Property » Liens | State: Pennsylvania | #7978