Questions tagged [real-property]
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Copyright a Land Feature?
This sign is posted on private property in New Mexico, USA at:
35.47212, -106.15719
COPYRIGHT NOTICE Photos and videos taken of Lone Butte Mountain may
not be directly or indirectly published, reproduced, stored, modified,
published, copied,…
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Can a "You must use this property as primary residence for x years" clause be added to home-sale? Would it differ if the buyer were taking a loan?
My friend and I were discussing the problem of investment properties; a residence owned by someone but not actually their primary residence (the problem being market inflation and reduction of available homes). We got into a debate about adding a…
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How should the inherited Italian property of an American who died intestate in Dominican Republic be handled?
An American citizen died in the Dominican Republic 15 years ago without a will. His last address was in the DR. We recently learned he owns property in Italy (he was born there and inherited his parents' house and properties). His children, as his…
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Oregon property disclosure law: buyer discovers cracking foundation that seller did not disclose - 20 months after closing
I purchased a 110 year old house 18 months ago and am living in it. At the time of sale I waived inspection and did As-Is based on two factors: a 3rd party inspection was provided to me from buyer and I used the "Property Disclosure Statement"…
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Made aware of a utility easement a year on
Assume that around 1911 a utility sewer is laid down on private land with an easement that was limited “until a public sewer pipe be built”, with the document being properly filed. Such a construction never happens and the easement eventually is…
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Is it legal to put a billboard on residential property?
A billboard is put on top of a person's roof or on his vacant land. It is zoned residential. This person lives on a main road and the billboard is visible to cars travelling on it. He hasn't received permits or licenses to do so.
Is this legal on…
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Force neighbor to resolve property line encroachment before selling house
My neighbor built a fence that crosses our property line. I had a surveyor come mark the boundary to be sure. (It has only been a few years so no adverse possession possibilities.)
This neighbor is now selling the house, and I'd like to force them…
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What is a "Right of a seat in church" Easement attached to land
I was casually reviewing property statutes for Oklahoma, as one is wont to do, when I came upon:
60 OK Stat s60-49:
The following land burdens or servitudes upon land, may be attached to other land as incidents or appurtenances, and are then called…
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What does the Law of Property Act 1925 mean by the noun ‘incident’?
The LPA 1925 never defines the noun ‘incident’, as in section 1(4)
(4) The estates, interests, and charges which under this section are authorised to subsist or to be conveyed or created at law are (when subsisting or conveyed or created at law) in…
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Adverse possession between new owners
I purchased my property in 2016. My current neighbor purchased his in 2019. The current fence between our properties had been installed some time ago, presumably by the respective previous owners. I want to install a new fence along the correct…
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Who gets the pay-out from insurance after a house fire? The person who lives there, or the person who paid the premium?
Two siblings inherit a house 50:50. One lives abroad and wants to sell-up and split the money, the other is jobless, doesn't want to sell, lives in the house and won't negotiate with other sibling.
The absentee owner is the sensible one and has…
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Who is responsible for the bull's damage?
Bob owns and lives on a piece of land adjoining another, vacant one owned by Alice. There is a sheep fence between them which Bob has installed at his own expense (even though he legally could demand Alice to contribute).
There is Rob who owns some…
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(NJ) Can somebody be bound to a contract by not opting out?
I am dealing with a situation where I was charged several years for an HVAC service contract that the prior owner of my home had with a company. There was time left on the contract for the year we bought the house but after speaking with them we…
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Are Arab Israelis permitted to purchase land in the West Bank?
It seems that Palestinian land laws prohibit Palestinians from selling any Palestinian-owned lands to "any man or judicial body corporation of Israeli citizenship, living in Israel or acting on its behalf". Do Arab Israelis, living on land that has…
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