Real Property Legal Questions and Answers
What is a mortgage release form from our bank?
My husband and I have received a mortgage release form from our bank that states that the property (our address) is paid, satisfied, released, and discharged. What does this mean?
01/12/2007 | Category: Real Property » Mortgage Sat... | State: Kentucky | #356How do I notify the mortgage company I am the owner by joint tenancy of the deceased?
I have quitclaim deed by way of joint tenancy, with rights to survivorship. The mortgage is not in my name. I want to pay-off, negotiate, or sell the property however, I am not the personal representative for the deceased mortgagor, so the mortgage company will not talk with me. Basically, I own the deceased interest in the property and am being prevented from obtaining it. Wha...
01/09/2007 | Category: Real Property » Mortgage Sat... | State: Arkansas | #267Is parental consent of absent parent required for the name change of a minor?
Is parental consent required for the name change of a minor from a parent whose parental rights have been terminated? Is physical presence in Oklahoma required, or can an agent with a power of attorney appear in court on behalf of the minor (residing overseas military) for a name change?
11/30/2006 | Category: Real Property » Mortgage Sat... | State: Alabama | #20What Can Be Done About Water From a Neighbor's Land Harming Our Property?
My property is a 100 x 200 rectangle. One adjoining property owned by another family (The Pitts) is 80 ft wide and adjoins the last 80 feet of our top property line--like two dominoes. The Pitts land slopes at a pretty good angle into the Taylor land. The Taylor land slopes at a lesser degree but has a ridge in the center to guide Pitts draining water towards the back of our pr...
04/06/2011 | Category: Real Property » Neighbor Rel... | State: Virginia | #24584Can I Stop a Neighbor From Erecting a Solar Panel?
My neighbor has erected an enormous solar pane (_70 feet by 10 feet) on his small property (less than 1 acre) which is _40 feet from my property line and faces my house. Realtors have stated that the value of my house has been greatly reduced. Do I have just cause to sue?
03/15/2011 | Category: Real Property » Neighbor Rel... | State: New Jersey | #24411How Do We Stop Noise From a Shooting Range in a Residential Area?
What can be done to stop an outdoor shooting range in a residential neigborhood?
03/02/2011 | Category: Real Property » Neighbor Rel... | State: California | #24323What can be done about neighbor firing a weapon at my property?
Hello.my neighbor behind my house has shot holes in my storage shed. With what looks like a 45 cal pistol And the bullets came out the front Just missing my home This happened .new years eve And i noticed it several days later And filed a criminal mischief report.Was this the right thing to do ? I can tell that the shots came from there property And i took several pictures Wha...
01/13/2011 | Category: Real Property » Neighbor Rel... | State: Texas | #24004What Can I Do About the Kids on My Street Denting Cars With Bike Riding?
I live on a city street with parking on one side of a two way street (the side I live on) and room for only one car to be traveling at a time. There are children, around 11 years old, that live across the street from me and also a few houses down from me who have races on their bikes between and around the cars parked on my side of the street, and using the sidewalk on the oth...
07/16/2010 | Category: Real Property » Neighbor Rel... | State: Pennsylvania | #22678What Can I Do About Noisy Neighbors?
My neighbors have been allowing their kids and all the neighborhood kids to yell and scream and blow horns and do everything possible to disturb the peace. They do it to annoy me and last summer did it for over 60 days. I have called disturbing the peace on them twice but they still try to annoy me. It is getting way out of hand. Can I take them to court over this or what can I...
07/03/2010 | Category: Real Property » Neighbor Rel... | State: Texas | #22574Who Owns a Shared Wall in a Condominium?
We are an end unit of 3 houses; the common wall of our bedrooms extends up and becomes the sole wall of their 2nd story and also continues down becoming one wall of our courtyard. Is that courtyard wall their wall or a common wall?
06/29/2010 | Category: Real Property » Neighbor Rel... | State: California | #22515