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Do I need to pay the real estate agency if the contract was signed after I moved in?
I have signed a very standard rental agreement with a landlord. I have contacted him through a real estate agency, because they were the ones who posted the ad on the Internet. They did not ...
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Changes to contract after one party signs
This is regarding a real estate transaction.
Seller's atty submitted contract to buyers atty. Buyer signed contract and sent back to sellers. Seller received signed contract, made a change, then ...
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Buyers missed closing date due to delay in the sale of a contengency property -- What happens to the deposit?
This is a more focused, side-question based on some discussion in this post.
Our Contract Details:
Closing date of August 18th
The contract has a buyer contingency of them selling their condo
The ...
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Is the real estate contract still enforceable if ZERO Earnest Money Deposit is placed in Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreement?
I thought earnest money constitutes buyer's consideration. So, without earnest money, the seller can void the contract on the ground of Buyer's Lack of Consideration. Because of that, I occasionally ...
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Can a utility force a new owner to pay previous owner's debts?
My niece purchase a "fixer-upper" house that had been empty for we-don't-know-how-long. I haven't had much success in locating Oklahoma law for this:
She went to the water utility to get service. ...
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Condo seller failed to disclose water damage which caused toxic mold that made family sick.
I bought a condo July '16 from out of state and could not be here for the inspection although my realtor was. In the disclosure statement the seller checked 'no' regarding moisture problems or water ...
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Promissory Note Versus Loan Agreement for Real Estate Investment
I have a friend that has been flipping houses for years and I have an opportunity to invest in one of her upcoming deals and would like to do so. However, I am not sure what the proper way for me to ...
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Do certain laws result in a 'taking?'
Some time back the city of Denton Texas passed a law outright banning all fracking. I believe this law was passed by a referendum of voters who voted for it.
Some investors holding property and ...
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Is a payment contract invalid if one party doesn't attempt to collect payment from other parties?
I live in a neighborhood with an HOA. Everyone had to sign a contract with them to buy a house here (the company that built the houses owns the HOA). I recently found out, that for the past 10 years,...
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Are these the only types of residential Tenancy agreements allowed in the UK?
On the Government's website it lists the types of tenancies, which makes me think that by law one is constrained to choosing one of those tenancies only and not have the option to create your own or ...
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(BC, Canada) Is a contract still enforceable with relation to a new foreign buyer's tax?
I live near Toronto, Canada, and the foreign buyer's 15% tax passed last week in British Columbia (only applicable to Vancouver) is generating very heated debate. Its effectiveness aside, I believe ...
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My co-borrower wants her name removed from a 5 year mortgage contract
Me and my sister in law bought a house. We asked her help to acquire the loan. She signed the mortgage loan for a 5 year contract, and we got the house. Me and my wife paid all the expenses and down ...
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Contract alteration, what prevents it?
What's to stop counterparties to a contract from later marking up their copy with changes and forging initials, or swapping signature pages from one contract to another?
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How much do I have to repay on my shared equity loan?
I purchased my new build home in the UK 5 years ago on a shared equity scheme provided by the developer. The loan company has a 20% equity share in my property. I'm now in the process of part ...
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Can the details of Estate-ownership be Protected by Attorney-Client Privilege?
Title says it all.
I am curious about whether properties (physical as well as "virtual estates" i.e. domain-names) in the name of one's lawyer would be a viable alternative to "proxy services" who, ...
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