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offer to purchase additional terms with estate sale Hi everybody.
I am trying to make an offer on a house, which is an estate sale. As I understand, the executor of the will has a duty to accept the ... |
0 | 14 hours 50 min ago by ilya980 |
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Title vs deed When my husband and I purchased our house 20 years ago - our deed states that it was as Tenants by the Entirety. Several refinances later it appear... |
1 | 16 hours 14 min ago by donnap60 |
16 hours 4 min ago by The Editor |
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Quit Claim on Deed or Not? This could be posted in another forum as it relates to an estate, but the question really is specific to the deed of the deceased.
My father-in-law... |
0 | 3 days 19 hours ago by dcollins166 |
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Massachusetts ownership of property--entirety vs joint tenancy Should my husband and I own our property as joint tenants with rights of survivorship or as tenants by the entirety? What are the pros and cons of eac... |
1 | 5 days 8 hours ago by donnap60 |
4 days 20 hours ago by The Editor |
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Roommate Trying to Break Lease Someone please help us!!!! In September of 2011, my two friends and I signed a 12 month lease for an apartment and we are all listed on the lease. A c... |
1 | 6 days 15 hours ago by threephase480 |
5 days 21 hours ago by The Editor |
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New Oil safety law in Massachusetts Hi. I have a two family home in Massachusetts and heard on the radio about some new law that requires homeowners to change their oil heating system i... |
1 | 6 days 21 hours ago by Grimm4 |
6 days 20 hours ago by The Editor |
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Condominium Fines I live in a 20 unit condominium in MA. Our Rules & Regulations State "Monies paid are first applied to fines then to assessments then to condo fess".... |
0 | 1 week 2 days ago by Kizi001 |
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Single lane driveway parking in condo association My 2 condo association (50/50 interest) has a shared 1 lane driveway with 4 spots. Unit 1 is deeded spots BC and Unit 2 is deeded spots AD. Unit 2 c... |
3 | 2 weeks 3 days ago by siminsez01 |
1 week 4 days ago by admin |
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Broker's Fee for Breaking Lease in Massachusetts? I've looked all over the place -- even reading Massachusetts law on the matter -- but I can't find the answer to my question. I'm breaking my lease an... |
2 | 1 year 37 weeks ago by gregorilla |
2 weeks 6 days ago by SleepyJay |
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Challenging life estate due to damage of property My grandfather left a house to me, but my father has a life estate in the house as well. Over the years my father has greatly depreciated the value of... |
1 | 3 weeks 4 days ago by Gaige82 |
3 weeks 4 days ago by admin |
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insurance for vacant land with staircase to it I will soon have a house demolished which was badly damaged by fire. Therefore I will no longer need house insurance. But there are stairs leading fro... |
2 | 4 weeks 2 days ago by puzzledlandlord |
3 weeks 4 days ago by puzzledlandlord |
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Quitclaim Deed with Inheritance and drug addicts My wife recently inherited a house from her grandmother about 6 months ago, or so she thought. Her grandmother went to her lawyer about a year ago to... |
3 | 4 weeks 6 days ago by stevec311 |
4 weeks 4 days ago by admin |
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Condominium association wants the right to review and approval any pitential buyers or renters My condo association wants to add a by-law that will give them the right to review and approve any potential buyer or seller. I don't agree and think... |
0 | 5 weeks 2 days ago by Anonymous |
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Dangerous tree removal I'm concerned about large/tall tree that is just outside my property line could fall and damage my home. That same tree lost several large limbs durin... |
1 | 5 weeks 5 days ago by Anonymous |
5 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Is attorney required at home sale closing in Massachusetts? Hi. My wife and I are getting ready to close on the purchase of our first home. Like all people in this situation, we're feeling very poor right now... |
1 | 6 weeks 5 days ago by JamesSpade |
6 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Tenant caused damage to outside of home.. who is responsible My boyfriend and I have lived in our apartment for almost three months. One of our light fixtures has not worked since we moved in and about a week a... |
0 | 7 weeks 5 days ago by scarming |
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MLS listing said CITY SEWER/WATER... purchased home and found out today that I have a SEPTIC SYSTEM! When my toilet backed up this past weekend, I called a plumber... and low and behold our system is not hooked up to the street - it is a septic system... |
1 | 7 weeks 6 days ago by Renucci |
7 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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A relative trying to steal property ownership Hi,the story goes like this.....
A blood related relative was living in my parent's house for many years. while living at my parent's house, my par... |
0 | 7 weeks 6 days ago by bakachanxxx |
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Non-Disclosure of Faulty Kitchen Installation/Plumbing Hello,
In 2006 I purchased a condo in Franklin, MA with a view to using it as a rental property; the previous owner was (and still is) a local real... |
2 | 8 weeks 21 hours ago by Catherine68 |
7 weeks 6 days ago by Catherine68 |
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Management Company Sold My Apartment Building Hello,
I have been living in a property company managed building in Boston for the last 3+ years. About 3 months ago, they let us know that they ha... |
0 | 8 weeks 2 days ago by grimmylina |
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New person has bought the private road and property next to us, squatters rights in question. I am concerned. We have lived at our home since September of 1991. We live along a private road with property at the end of it, and have always had ac... |
1 | 8 weeks 3 days ago by lnama |
8 weeks 2 days ago by The Editor |
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Electronic Signature legal on Massachusetts real estate contracts and documents? Hello. I'm one of those people who likes to do things electronically and wirelessly, for both convenience and because I enjoy using technology. My w... |
1 | 8 weeks 5 days ago by Benton9 |
8 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Interpretation of MGL Chapter 183A, Section 7 I would like to find out thoughts regarding Chap. 183A, Sec. 7. Which states, "No unit owner may exempt himself from liability for his contribution t... |
0 | 10 weeks 15 hours ago by benemack |
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Renting to four or more roommates in one unit Hi. I live with two roommates in Boston in one apartment. I'm on the lease along with the other two guys. The rent is killing us (just students) an... |
1 | 10 weeks 21 hours ago by Fish |
10 weeks 19 hours ago by The Editor |
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using home insurance money from fire to buy new property Hi- I'm not sure if this should be in the real estate forum or tax forum...
I own a house in Worcester that was recently severely damaged by fire and... |
0 | 11 weeks 1 day ago by puzzledlandlord |
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Commercial landlord duty to mitigate damages in MA? My business is probably not going to make it and I'll have to close in the next few months. My landlord is unwilling to renegotiate my lease and I st... |
1 | 11 weeks 4 days ago by BurtG |
11 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Legality of requiring renters to have their automobile registered to apartments address? I am currently renting a unit in a condo association in MA. I recently received notice that I must provide the registration of the two vehicles that I... |
1 | 11 weeks 6 days ago by Anonymous |
11 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Quality of repairs billed from Property Mgmt to Condo owner Hello-
My condo association's property management company entered my unit (with notice) and performed what I consider to be non-satisfactory repair... |
0 | 12 weeks 1 day ago by uggh |
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lot line dispute My neighbor and I are disputing our shared lot line. We know our survey is correct yet he feels his is correct as well. Is that possible? and if so,... |
3 | 12 weeks 6 days ago by MA-41 |
12 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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Who must pay to remove fallen tree under MA law? During the storm last week, a young and healthy tree fell into the neighbors yard and crushed a portion of his wooden fence. Two questions. Do I hav... |
3 | 1 year 31 weeks ago by NGoff6 |
13 weeks 1 day ago by The Editor |
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Lake property Hello, I own lake-front property on a private lake and belong to a Lake Association which pays to treat weeds and maintain a dam and a small beach. ... |
0 | 13 weeks 4 days ago by SW9219 |
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Is my commercial lease valid? I signed a 2 year commercial lease with my landlord. It was about 7 pages long and he used his sons real estate company. The son is a licensed real es... |
3 | 2 years 1 week ago by Anonymous |
13 weeks 5 days ago by mitzi |
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Eminent domain in MA I got an offer from the state for a piece of property I own. They're taking it and one other parcel by eminent domain to make room for a new road proj... |
1 | 13 weeks 5 days ago by Jersey |
13 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Massachusetts Homeowners Association My HOA is not getting a quorum at their annual meetings, but falsely claiming they are.
What can be done?
Also, the BOD unilateraly changed the ... |
1 | 15 weeks 2 days ago by mke039 |
14 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Quick question on violation of lease from "an unapproved person living in the apartment." Thanks! Hey all, thanks so much for the help in advance.
I am looking to move in with my girlfriend, and of course I stay with her sometimes. My primary ad... |
0 | 15 weeks 4 days ago by Anonymous |
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Living in a property owned by my parents...address to mail? Situation: I will be moving in a condo owned by my parents (mortgage in their name). The plan is for me to pay the condo fee, mortgage, utilities all ... |
0 | 16 weeks 9 hours ago by ftown34 |
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Joint ownership of property and pre-nuptial Hello. I live in Massachusetts and own a two family home with my brother. We inherited it from my dad when he died and still have the same two tenan... |
1 | 16 weeks 2 days ago by WDJ |
16 weeks 2 days ago by The Editor |
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Tennant threatening for sue for automatic triple damages for return of entire security deposit I am an out of town landlord. I own one condo that was rented for one year by five students in Cambridge. When the tenants left at the end of August,... |
2 | 17 weeks 4 days ago by CambridgeLandlord |
17 weeks 2 days ago by CambridgeLandlord |
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Is the declarent reponsible for paying condo dues on units that are finished but not sold? The declarent has one unit that has been finished for 3 years and he uses it as an office should he be paying condo fees on this unit, Also he has oth... |
1 | 3 years 9 weeks ago by Anonymous |
17 weeks 4 days ago by Pattykj |
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do I need a Public Adjuster after a fire I have a 3 decker house that was badly damaged by a fire early on Monday morning. Only one floor was occupied by a tenant family and I don't think the... |
3 | 17 weeks 6 days ago by puzzledlandlord |
17 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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waiver of liability in case person climbing on roof is injured I don't know if this question belongs in the Real Estate or the Personal Injury forum. My neighbor is a handyman and would like to climb on the roof o... |
2 | 18 weeks 5 days ago by puzzledlandlord |
17 weeks 6 days ago by puzzledlandlord |
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covenants with no HOA? My subdivision has a set of restrictive convenants as part of all the deeds. They are the usual atmosphere type restrictions on things like house colo... |
1 | 18 weeks 4 days ago by Anonymous |
18 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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MLS misrepresentation-Broker misrepresentation went to an open house for 3 unit condo complex,1 unit sold already. asked sellers agent about the fenced in yard. he told us it will be a common area ... |
0 | 18 weeks 5 days ago by annamal00 |
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Tenancy by the Entirety in MA Closing on a house next week (hopefully) and the closing attorney said something about tenancy by the entirety. Is that a Massachusetts legal term, or... |
2 | 3 years 7 weeks ago by Lunchman |
18 weeks 6 days ago by RIckM10 |
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Arbitration for Plumbing Mistake in My Condominium I purchased a condo unit in a new development and after closing, I learned of a significant error in the installation of plumbing in my bathroom, whic... |
1 | 19 weeks 5 days ago by eggman2001 |
19 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Neighbors and trees My neighbor has an enormous Norway maple which is more then 4 stories high and whose canopy spans over several backyards. A large limb from this overg... |
9 | 39 weeks 5 days ago by Tosa |
20 weeks 1 day ago by Tosa |
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What is a deed in lieu foreclosure? My mother passed away last year leaving a small house that had a mortgage on it and no other assets or debts, other than a couple of small utility bil... |
1 | 20 weeks 4 days ago by Donner |
20 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Mass LLC fee, alternative state for Mass real estate LLC We own a small apartment rental in Boston in our name. The mortgage is paid off. We would like to transfer this property into an LLC. Could we form... |
0 | 21 weeks 4 days ago by Anonymous |
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OWNERSHIP OF UNDEVELOPED RIGHT-OF-WAY I abut an undeveloped road right-of-way in a development in Massachusetts
that was subdivided in 1956 and that is now completely developed. The ro... |
1 | 21 weeks 6 days ago by Peter Armstrong |
21 weeks 6 days ago by Anonymous |
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What damage is covered by home owner's insurance? I'm not sure if this is a question of Massachusetts law or just a contract situation where my policy controls, but what damage is covered by home-owne... |
1 | 22 weeks 22 hours ago by Bett78 |
22 weeks 18 hours ago by The Editor |
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Affordable LIP Housing I purchased an Affordable home 20 years ago under the LIP of Massachusetts. I agreed in a deed rider to sell the property back to another at a reduce... |
2 | 23 weeks 4 days ago by Anonymous |
23 weeks 3 days ago by sameguy |
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neighbor paved part of my land and also parks boat near my tenants window I bought a house in 2009 in another town as an investment. The neighbor, who has owned his house for many years, was friendly and mentioned he "plows ... |
1 | 24 weeks 1 day ago by puzzledlandlord |
24 weeks 1 day ago by The Editor |
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Can I break a lease with a new landlord that took over? Hi, I am curious as to if there's anyway we could break our lease if our apartment complex got bought out. The bulding manager that we had was looking... |
1 | 24 weeks 4 days ago by prophetkyodiru |
24 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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Can I force neighbor to take down a diseased tree? I live in a neighborhood with many quarter acre lots. My neighbor has a large tree that is near our property line, about ten feet from my lot and 15 ... |
1 | 24 weeks 5 days ago by KKM |
24 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Adverse possession claim and Quiet Title action How do you make a claim of adverse possesion in Massachusetts? Our family has maintained a small plot of land beside our house for 80 years and have o... |
2 | 26 weeks 2 days ago by Anonymous |
26 weeks 1 day ago by alisonb12 |
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Signed P&S short sale I have a signed P&S and closing on August 26th,now the homeowner is asking for $3800 for a re-location fee and claims if he dos not get this he will n... |
1 | 26 weeks 1 day ago by almac508 |
26 weeks 1 day ago by The Editor |
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As Built Condo Plans vs. Actual Plans The facts:
1. The Wooden Deck is not shown on the as built plans. A brick deck is shown on the filed plans with the deed from the developer.
2. The ... |
0 | 26 weeks 6 days ago by KWV |
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real estate splitting deed to myself Buyers agree to buy home on five acres. I actually own ten and my deed ( in my name only) shows these ten acres with discription boundaries etc for th... |
1 | 27 weeks 1 day ago by tl2011 |
27 weeks 1 day ago by admin |
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Neighbor blocking my view I've lived in the same house in western Massachusetts for nearly 20 years and have always enjoyed great views of the mountains from my front porch. No... |
1 | 27 weeks 2 days ago by MartaG59 |
27 weeks 2 days ago by The Editor |
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Fence built too close to my building and blocks the ability to work on the structure So I bought a house last year and have realized that the chain-link fence that had been erected (before the purchase) is a mere 14 inches away from ou... |
1 | 28 weeks 2 days ago by amfriedman |
28 weeks 1 day ago by The Editor |
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Can I withhold condominium fees in MA? I remember when I was a student and renting an apartment in Boston my roommates and I once withheld rent from our landlord to get him to make repairs ... |
2 | 36 weeks 22 hours ago by Grett8 |
28 weeks 6 days ago by campease |
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Tacking and adverse possession in Massachusetts About ten years ago I bought my home from my dad who is still alive. He had built a garage many (25) years ago and part of it was built on a neighbor... |
2 | 1 year 50 weeks ago by Anonymous |
28 weeks 6 days ago by campease |
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Adverse possession Details: building on land If one were to begin maintaining and occupying land to claim through adverse possession, is it possible to build a dwelling/building IE: house and/or ... |
2 | 29 weeks 2 hours ago by Anonymous |
28 weeks 6 days ago by campease |
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Conflicting property markers from different engineers We live in an area that has been affected by hurricanes, and as a result, the property lines are often a challenge for engineers. We had our land sur... |
0 | 29 weeks 7 hours ago by frustratedneighbor |
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Selling broker fabrication of a second offer My wife and I recently made an offer to purchase a home. The offer was accepted by the seller. Our initial offer was $60,000 below the asking price.... |
1 | 29 weeks 4 days ago by pmm |
29 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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Water rights for lakefront property owners We own lakefront property on a private lake. We joined the lake association prior to moving in and paid annual dues for several years. Personal circum... |
0 | 29 weeks 4 days ago by suzayaya |
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Access to Financial Info per General Laws 183A, Section 10 (c) Recently, our condo Board and Mgt. Co. didn't respond to two letters from a group of residents asking to set up a time to review the financial docs th... |
4 | 30 weeks 1 day ago by FML |
29 weeks 6 days ago by FML |
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Reimbursement and Future Obligations for Jointly Owned Property After Breakup My fiance and I bought a house together 2 1/2 years ago. We recently have ended our relationship, and I don't know what my options are now with respe... |
1 | 30 weeks 1 day ago by pacnwnative |
30 weeks 18 hours ago by The Editor |
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Possible Misrepresentation of a Home for Sale On the MLS listing for the property that I plan to purchase stated there was a sprinkler system. One reason I considered this property was the fact I ... |
0 | 30 weeks 5 days ago by Anonymous |
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Condo Responsibilities for Insect Damage I currently own half of a duplex/condex. The other owner/trustee rents his side out. 2 years ago he brought it to my attention that he found termites ... |
1 | 30 weeks 5 days ago by montie616 |
30 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Sue home inspector in Massachusetts? I closed on my first home in May and since then I've found a number of things that are not right with the house that I think my home inspector should ... |
2 | 30 weeks 6 days ago by DeMint |
30 weeks 6 days ago by admin |
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Removing or recalling condominium board members or trustees in MA We are having a problem with the board and a majority of the owners in our condo want to remove the board and elect a new board. The condo bylaws do n... |
2 | 32 weeks 19 hours ago by mbishop145 |
31 weeks 4 days ago by mbishop145 |
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Rights to exclusive easement to condo parking spot. In the deed to the condo it states "Pursuant to the right retained by Sponsor as set forth in Section 6 of the Master Deed, Grantor hereby grants to G... |
3 | 33 weeks 7 hours ago by chrisgriff76 |
31 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Forced to pay for repairs not asked for I own a Condo and my management association came in to investigate a leak affecting my downstairs neighbors' ceiling. They claimed it was a common ar... |
1 | 32 weeks 6 days ago by jone8521 |
31 weeks 5 days ago by jone8521 |
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bribery within a condo association I live in a 4 owner condo association. Two owners wanted to build an unnecessary improvement that required majority approval if the improvement was to... |
0 | 32 weeks 3 days ago by Anonymous |
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Rental Security Deposit?
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I've lived in the same unit for 10 years and will be moving soon. The current landlord is the 2nd owner... |
2 | 3 years 25 weeks ago by admin |
33 weeks 2 days ago by admin |
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Signs on my Property I have had some drug and trespass activity on my property. I have posted signs on my property to discourage such activity. My neighbor says he wants t... |
1 | 33 weeks 4 days ago by Anonymous |
33 weeks 3 days ago by admin |
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Interest on Last Month's Rent Hi,
My landlord took a Security Deposit ($2000+) and Last Month's Rent ($2000+). Within 30 days after tenancy ended he returned a portion of the Se... |
4 | 3 years 8 weeks ago by Anonymous |
33 weeks 4 days ago by campease |
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Condo Right of First Refusal If a Right of First Refusal is added as an amendment to a condominium associations documents/by laws does that make the ROFR a servitude that can surv... |
0 | 33 weeks 5 days ago by Anonymous |
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condo advice I've asked my condo association trustees numerous times over the past year or so to perform common maintenance to my outside decks that (per the by-la... |
1 | 34 weeks 5 days ago by joem21 |
34 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Trespass to make Fence Repair We have a fence that sits just inside the propertly line which is in need of repair/paint. We've hired a contractor to do the work for us. Our neighbo... |
1 | 35 weeks 6 days ago by nsmith |
35 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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Raising Condo fees when one tenant is in foreclosure (and not paying the fees) We have a unit that has never paid condo fees (~2 years). The bank has paid ~ 1year of condo fees, but the unit is now again under foreclosure. We a... |
1 | 37 weeks 3 days ago by Leigh |
37 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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Water Damage and repair I have had water damage inside my unit multiple times due to the Assoc. failure to repair faulty roof . The Associations insurance company has paid th... |
0 | 37 weeks 4 days ago by rmac01503 |
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Setting condo fees not based on condo size We have a 7 unit condo in a converted Victorian mansion. My unit is the largest, and so I pay 17% of the association's condo fees. This is a lot more ... |
3 | 38 weeks 2 days ago by Rasa |
37 weeks 5 days ago by admin |
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Property Line Dispute We installed a cedar fence 19 years ago; it was placed just inside the property line (approx 6 inches). We had no objection or comments from our neig... |
1 | 37 weeks 6 days ago by nsmith |
37 weeks 5 days ago by The Editor |
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adverse possession with retaining wall The street on which we own property is at the base of a hill. A building was constructed next to us, also at the base of this hill. He constructed wal... |
1 | 38 weeks 4 days ago by njtg |
38 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Closing fees for attorneys in MA We just closed on our new house in Massachusetts. We are happy with how things went but were wondering about an increase in the closing attorney's fe... |
1 | 39 weeks 6 days ago by Anonymous |
39 weeks 6 days ago by The Editor |
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Encroachment and adverse possession in MA Neighbor has an above ground pool. About 12 years ago they built a wooden deck onto pool. About 10 years ago we had our land surveyed and deck encroac... |
1 | 41 weeks 18 hours ago by Liz |
41 weeks 16 hours ago by admin |
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Title insurance and encroachments or adverse possession in MA My neighbor has had a shed that, apparently, has been sitting on my land for many years. He claims that the shed has been there since before he owned... |
1 | 41 weeks 5 days ago by Edge |
41 weeks 4 days ago by The Editor |
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Neighbor tresspassing I have a fence which borders the property line of a neighbor. The ownership of the fence has recently come into question. I have lived at this propert... |
1 | 43 weeks 1 day ago by Anonymous |
43 weeks 22 hours ago by The Editor |
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Can a Condo Association legally collect fines? I know that a Condo association is allowed to levy fines however, there does not seem to be any course for the association to collect said fines. For... |
1 | 43 weeks 3 days ago by cjebbs |
43 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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Declaration of homestead for multifamily home or condo? I own a three family home in Massachusetts and I want to record a declaration of homestead. I live in one of the units and rent out the other two. C... |
1 | 43 weeks 3 days ago by Hoagie |
43 weeks 3 days ago by The Editor |
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Trees bordering property My neighbors have 5 very tall pine trees that border my property. They are taking over our yard, house and vehicles. They are ruining my garage roof... |
1 | 44 weeks 6 days ago by sue g |
44 weeks 6 days ago by admin |
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Can a home owners association legally shut the water off to one of it's members for non payment of its dues for a shared well One member owes back fees of over a thousand dollars for their part of a shared well ,can the water use be legally shut off to them for non payment by... |
0 | 44 weeks 6 days ago by Anonymous |
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Homeowner Association Fines.....are they legal? My HOA is fining residents, but there is no statutory authority to do so. Condos are authorized to levy reasonable fines, but HOAs are not subject to ... |
2 | 45 weeks 4 days ago by mke039 |
45 weeks 1 day ago by mke039 |
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statutory exemptions My mother currently owes back property tax for a few years and just found out that she can apply for a statutory exemption. My question is does the s... |
0 | 45 weeks 2 days ago by Anonymous |
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Condo Association Submission Address We recently changed managing directors in our condo
association and I need the address to mail the change to
in Massachusetts. |
0 | 45 weeks 4 days ago by Wayne P. Rindone |
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Must home seller accept full price offer in MA? Hello, I am trying to sell my condo. My neighbor upstairs has a similar property but is doing a short sale through the bank, selling the unit for $146... |
1 | 46 weeks 18 hours ago by themaddog |
46 weeks 17 hours ago by The Editor |
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transfer of estate property I was named as executor of my father's estate, and later my brother was added. Do I need to have his signature as co executor to transfer or sell real... |
1 | 46 weeks 3 days ago by capeartist |
46 weeks 2 days ago by The Editor |
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Property Damaged by Fire on Neighbors Property My property experienced damage due to a fire at my neighbors property. How do I recover the difference between what my Insurance is willing to pay aft... |
2 | 47 weeks 21 hours ago by JD |
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If I witness a person getting beat up at a party and just run away without calling the cops or helping the guy....
I don't think so. In terms of civil liability (as opposed to cri....
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2/3/2012 07:17 by Coller |
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My father passed away in September. The probate is over and settled, no contests to the will. My mother is the....
Your dad died in September and the probate is already settled – ....
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2/2/2012 18:50 by JGraul |
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Hi. My cousin is charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs in a Massachusetts court. He is not a....
Unfortunately for your cousin, if an immigrant is convicted of certain....
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2/2/2012 08:07 by Sister6 |
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I just got served been divorced since 1999 ex is looking for more support and college expenses, divorce decree....
Hi. Since any matters in the divorce order or agreement relating to th....
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2/1/2012 19:16 by customsporty |
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Just curious if you have any thoughts or have read any information regarding the success rate of divorce media....
Yes, I've also seen the 90% estimate on various websites, with some me....
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1/24/2012 11:47 by RRM |
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Several of my colleagues will dictate consultation notes in which they state they don't have the complete hist....
The question probably boils down to whether or not such practice is wi....
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10/2/2011 18:37 by Anonymous |
