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If my mortgage was included in my Chapter 7 bankruptcy and I do a short sale for the loan servicer, do I in any way re-obligate myself to the lender?

as lomng as you do not sign  something that makes you laible again merely …

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Redman Ludwig, P.C. answered 4 months ago

If I paid for earnest money on a house but my ex-boyfriend put the title in only his name, can I reclaim that money?

Yes. As long as he doesn't claim that it was a gift and you …

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Ron L. Moore, P.A. answered 9 months ago

May I put up an unlocked gate on a shared easement?

Generally, yes, you may gate a shared easement.  Many people decide to use automatic …

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Kenneth A. Berger, Attorney At Law answered 9 months ago

If a former mortgage company fogave some payments, can the new mortgage company come after you for them?

Self-help lockouts are illegal here in Washington State.  All evictions after a foreclosure are …

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Kenneth A. Berger, Attorney At Law answered 9 months ago

Does a divorce decree trump a quitclaim deed if the decree states that within 60 months the ex-husband is to refinance the home and remove his ex-wife?

The quitclaim deed would likely trump the decree as you describe it, but I …

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Kenneth A. Berger, Attorney At Law answered 10 months ago