Questions tagged [homeownership]
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Is there any legal basis for a municipality paying the cost of repairing something that is (unjustifiably) classed by by-law as homeowner's property?
I live in a small municipality, and I pay property taxes. Today I found out that there is a blockage in the connection between my house and the wastewater main just at the point where the two pipes ...
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Can I stop my wife from flying flags in a home we co-own?
Justice Alito refuses to recuse himself from Jan. 6 cases after flag controversies
Justice Alito's impartiality was called into question because at various points, some flags with political symbolism ...
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What should the division of payments be for insurance on a listed building where each flat is of a different value, size, shape and height in Scotland
My flat is at the top of a listed building, in Scotland.
I have been paying less to our communal buildings insurance, as verified by our factor.
We now factor the building ourselves and the other flat ...
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Would this be considered a break in the Title Chain? [closed]
I completed an application for a mortgage loan and was approved. My sibling and I both agreed to be listed on the Deed.
On the application: Borrower Information is just my name, The Title to the ...
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Home ownership burden of insurance in Scotland
I'm considering buying a home in Scotland for cash, with no mortgage. The home is an apartment. The property is freehold, which means it's outright ownership with no leasehold or anything like that. ...
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Community property
In a community property state (TX), if a spouse dies, must the community home be sold so that so value can be distributed as stated in a will?
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To sell a house in Pennsylvania, does everybody on the title have to agree?
In the state of Pennsylvania (USA), does every person listed as the owner on the title of a house have to agree in order for one of the owners to be able to sell the house?
I've read that the law ...
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Does a real estate buyer have recourse to recover fees related to an offer due to seller not disclosing probate period? [closed]
I live in the state of Massachusetts and recently put in an offer for a home.
The seller is actually 4 owners for which one passed recently (last year).
During title search, it was found that there ...
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Legal Considerations for Offering Rewards in Exchange for Tenant Selection in Germany [closed]
My company and I are located in Germany and we intend to distribute flyers on the street. In the flyers, we offer a reward to those who are willing to rent out their homes in exchange for us being ...
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Can a German declaration of division (Teliungserklärung) or community ordinance (Gemeinschaftsordnung) prohibit long-term rentals?
Consider an apartment block consisting of three equal units A, B, and C, located in Bavaria, Germany. At present, all are owner-occupied and the Community of Apartment Owners (...
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Death of seller in residential home sale - is probate required? (Florida, USA) [closed]
I have a purchase and sale agreement to buy a house in the Orlando, FL area, with a scheduled closing date of 5/1/2023. Unfortunately, the seller passed away last week, leaving the house to her son in ...
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Are structural engineers required to have liability insurance?
Are structural engineers required by law to have liability insurance in Wisconsin?
If it's not required, is it still common to have? Or do many structural engineers not carry it? (I know that's a ...
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If a rift expands the surface of one's land (e.g., resulting from an earthquake), who owns the new land?
Looking at the geological pictures of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake made me wonder: If a rift expands the surface of one's land, who owns the new land (i.e., the rift)?
I'm mostly interested in the ...
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How does the Florida homestead exemption apply to a house on .51 acres?
If my Florida primary residence is on a .51 acre lot in a municipality and I get sued, can the creditor take my house because I am over the .5 acre limit?
I understand that I would keep .5/.51 = 98% ...
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When you sue a realtor, are you sueing the agent or the company? [closed]
Long story short, a realtor that sold me a house failed to disclose some significant structural defects that had been communicated to her. I'm not really sure if this realtor is working for Coldwell ...
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