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Can building inspection obtain warrant to inspect suspected non-permited construction?

Most of illegal construction fines I have heard of were under circumstances when the work performed was visible from the outside in plain sight. Of course, many renovations that are purely interior also need permits, such as electrical or plumbing…
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Buyers have changed closing dates multiple times, costing us nearly $5000 in additional costs -- what can we do?

We are in Florida, USA. We accepted a contract for our home, with a closing date of August 18. A couple of weeks after the contract was signed, the buyers requested a new closing date of August 11 (verbal through our agents). We agreed. August 10,…
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Update: Our neighbor's fence is on our property and they want adverse possession

We had our property surveyed before we built a fence. Turns out our neighbor's fence is on our property. It is built 7 ft in at the back and runs the length of the lot line to 6" in at the front. Essentially they have about 500 square feet of our…
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Signed contract to buy house that has tenant

I'm in Virginia. This week, I signed/ratified a purchase contract to buy a house in Virginia that's going to close in 40 days. The house has an existing tenant with a lease with the current owner that will last 120 more days (4 months) from today.…
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I purchased a mobile home with my money out of a settlement I got

What if it is just two friends who are no longer friends. I payed for my mobile home in full with my own money but put him on the title. Can I sell my share which is the full price to someone else?
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HOA restricting owner displaying "For Sale" sign?

Can a home owners association (HOA) restrict or forbid the display of a "For Sale" sign by an owner selling their unit: In the window of a unit? On a posted sign, with the usual pole planted on the front edge of the association’s property (common…
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Can I sue my appraiser from when I bought my home in Georgia a few years ago due to an egregious error on the square footage?

Both seller and buyer agreed to a purchase price with all the details agreed upon. The financing was not an issue either. The only issue that created a problem was the difference in the square footage. My home appraisal from 2015 listed the…
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Eviciting occupant of a house who has some equity in it in the US

I bought a house with an ex-colleague and I put up 85% of money and my colleague put up 15%. With an agreement that he would pay rent for the 85%. Now he has stopped paying rent. What are my options? Can I get him evicted? If yes, what happen to…
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Putting farm you do not own into a living trust

Here is the deal: Owner Adam of a farm gives the farm in 2003ish to son-in-law Hank via quit claim deed. Owner Adam becomes just Adam. Adam continues to live on the farm. New owner Hank doesn't record the deed with the county, but pays property…
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Can you transfer a timeshare to an LLC an then have the LLC stop paying the timeshare fees?

I saw John Oliver's recent episode on timeshares, got an interesting idea for how to get rid of a timeshare. I don't have a timeshare, and am not looking to get rid of a timeshare, but I am curious to see what people think of this idea. Supposing…
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Why do some properties appear in public records, but others don't?

I know a woman who owns multiple properties; interestingly, only one is searchable in public record. Is there some sort of law that all the names of people who buy property can or must go into public records unless asked otherwise? I wonder because…
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Can a landlord ask you for income verification in middle of lease term?

I have lived here for 8 months. I filled out the application on line and gave them the income verification and the money to move in.you can't get approved or accepted into apartments if you don't give them your income verification.After being here 8…
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Can I purchase or lease the condo parking spaces directly behind my house?

I live in a single home with a condominium complex directly behind. Currently there is a hedge (condo side) that acts as a separator between the houses and the condo complex. Directly behind the hedge there are parking spaces, followed by a road,…
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Realtor's 'For Sale' sign was on wrong property & I bought under impression it was as-shown

Clearly I didn't perform due diligence here...although the Control Map and Parcel number were listed correctly, and a surveyor re-walked the property (a vacant lot, ~1 acre in size) & provided me a copy before closing, I only walked the neighboring…
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Can I quit claim deed my property to anyone I want?

I would like to transfer my property to a random person I do not know by quit claim deed. Can I do that?
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