Real Property Legal Questions and Answers
Can I Stop People from Accessing My Family Graveyard?
WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF LEGAL DOCUMENT WE COULD USE TO PROTECT OUR FAMILY CEMETARY. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ASKING IF THEY CAN BURY SOMEONE IN THE CEMETARY AND ARE TAKING UP THE SPACE THAT WE NEED TO RETAIN FOR OUR FAMILY. SHOULD WE FORM A BOARD OF TRUSTEES? PLEASE ADVISE THE ATTORNEYS IN OUR AREA DO NOT KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO.
07/13/2009 | Category: Real Property | State: Virginia | #17517How Do I Transfer Property Out of Joint Tenancy in Indiana?
I AM A CO-OWNER THROUGH A QUIT CLAIM DEED WITH MY GRANDMOTHER AGE 88. I HAVE LIVED IN THIS HOME AS A TENANT WITH THE THOUGHT THAT I WAS RENTING THIS HOME ONLY UNTIL SHE WAS TO PASS AWAY. I SIGNED A QUIT CLAIM DEED THAT DOES NOT REFLECT WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY FAMILY FOR YEARS. I HAVE NO PROOF THAT I HAVE BEEN PAYING HER RENT. MY GRANDMOTHER NOTES AND KEEPS 'TRACK' OF ALL MO...
06/22/2009 | Category: Real Property | State: Indiana | #17133Attorney representation at real estate closing
Can you tell me which states require that a Buyer or Seller of real estate be represented by attorney?
06/19/2009 | Category: Real Property | State: Connecticut | #17080New Jersey transfer taxes due upon sale of former residence
We've had our NJ property that -was- our Primary residence from 6/2000 to 1/2008 for sale since 2007. To begin establishing a client base at our home in PA we made that our new Primary residence Jan.2008 when the NJ property finally sells is there any unexpected additional taxes NJ is gonna hit us with besides the current Real Estate Transfer tax since we now live out of NJ (bu...
06/11/2009 | Category: Real Property | State: Pennsylvania | #16941What form should I use to remove my deceased husband's name from our real estate?
WHAT FORM DO I USE TO HAVE MY DECEASED HUSBAND'S NAME REMOVED FROM OUR REAL ESTATE PROPERTY SINCE WE HAVE A REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST?
05/27/2009 | Category: Real Property | State: Texas | #16798Louisiana usufruct - responsibility for repairs
Does a person who has a usufruct of a property have the right to work on that house without the permission of the owner, and if such work is unsatisfactory or even to the point of depreciating the property, does the owner have any legal rights to stop such work or even have the person who has usufruct financially responsible for work?
05/20/2009 | Category: Real Property | State: Louisiana | #16735Abatement of nuisance; enforcement of judgment
we evicted tenants for non payment of rent for one year. We have a judge against them . They were given a lot next to said house and erected a metal car cover. They are now living on this lot with no power water or house. They think they can get away with because they do no sleep there. They do defecate in public . Why is this not a health hazard and why will my city officials ...
05/14/2009 | Category: Real Property | State: Georgia | #16671What judicial remedies available under lease-option agreement?
I am doing a lease sale contract for my home. The buyer has offered me $20 K (non refundable) and will pay me $2000 per month for 24 months at which time he will gain financing and buy the house for the agreed price of $380 K. I have a lease purchase contract that states if the buyer can't get financing at the end of the lease OR if the buyer is late on the rent on any given ...
05/09/2009 | Category: Real Property | State: Arizona | #16618What is the best way to give our children our home without having to pay gift taxes?
My wife and I own a house in New York and we would like to know how we can transfer this house to our 2 children without triggering gift taxes or any other taxes. Do you recommend that we just give the house outright to them or add their names as owners?
05/04/2009 | Category: Real Property | State: New York | #16536What are the duties of the naked ownership to the usufruct after a judment of possession?
What are the duties of the naked ownership to the usufruct after a judment of possession?
05/01/2009 | Category: Real Property | State: Louisiana | #16519