Questions tagged [title]
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Quiet Title Action. Is this normal?
I am in the process of purchasing a home for the first time. The title has a cloud because the house was sold at a tax sale in 2018 (the owner was deceased). The guy who bought it sold it to another person, who remodeled it and is now selling it to…
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How can I legally abandon property in Texas
I inherited an empty lot in a residential neighborhood in Kingsville, Texas from my grandfather when he died several years ago. I have been paying taxes on this property since then, but I would like to stop paying taxes on this property and abandon…
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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 varies state-by-state, but I'm having trouble finding…
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When does transfer of ownership occur in amateur sale-purchase contracts?
Bob says to Rob: "I offer you $1,000 for this thing".
Rob replies: "I accept your offer".
From this very moment, is Bob the legal owner of the thing? Or does he need to wait for the occurrence of payment, payment clearance or delivery before he…
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Cases titled/styled US v. some property (seizure)
In these made-up property seizure cases patterned after real ones, what is the role of the item in the defendant position? Is such property somehow a legal person or some kind of legal fiction?
United States v. $3,120,768
United States v. 1967 Buick…
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How is a notarized document different from a document with the District Registrar/sub-registrar?
Jurisdiction: India
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Here in India a document may be notarized by a Notary Public, or it may be registered (if it falls under certain types ) by the District Registrar subject to payment of Stamp Duty as applicable. From my…
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Related to the The US Communications Act / Title 47 CFR: Would a license under one part be jepordized by a violation in another part?
The question is slightly different at the end but doesn't make complete sense without the intervening text.
A bit of background. I have been a Licensed Amateur Radio Operator (Title 47 CFR Part 97) for 20 years.
I recently ran into a legal and…
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How do I get the title and ownership paperwork for a deceased relative's house?
My mother passed away. She left a will saying who should receive which items. However, my mother's will lacks a lot of useful information. For example, the will does not state where the title document is for the house. It has been agreed that we…
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Can a brick fence be built outside the title boundary in Victoria Australia?
Does a brick fence have to be built wholly within the title boundary of the owner or can this tresspass onto an adjoining owners title, which while within the owner of the brick fence's common boundary, this would place most of it another owners…
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Do Rights , title and interest mean the transfer of only ownership or also obligations and responsibilities?
We have a Master service agreement with a telecommunication provider, we received a notice of assignment where it's mentioned that they assign all of their rights, title, and interest to another entity. I would like to know if this means that even…
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Can I have someone else submit my title paperwork for a car?
A few months back I decided to buy out a vehicle that I had a lease for.
I sent a check to the finance company managing the lease, and after many shenanigans, 2.5 months later I received their title in the mail with the assignment to me.
After I had…
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I purchased a vehicle with my money for a business and now the business owner is claiming it is his
There are two titles because the original owner thought he lost the title in the past and requested a duplicate title and didn't realized he gave me the original.
Using the original title I obtained insurance under the company name (not my company)…
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Theft of title to a car
Someone stole my car and fraudulently registered it. She is someone I let borrow the car, who then stole the title. Also, car was registered without insurance. This is all public record. I bought the car in 2018, let her borrow it, she stole in 2019…
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Vehicle Title Transfers
I live in Louisiana. I have some non-blood/no-real-relation relatives that live in a different part of Louisiana than I currently do.
My step-mom(used to be) still have a close relationship. Last year her father passed away leaving my step-mom and…
