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Our primary mortgage was foreclosed on and the property was auctioned, what happens to the second mortgage?

Any amount resulting from the sale in excess of the remaining balance of the …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 6 months ago

If we are buying with cash and have signed the closing documents, can the banks actually back out after accepting our offer?

If the lenders on the property that you have purchased via a short sale …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 7 months ago

if 4 siblings names are on the deed of my 91 year olds mom's house, can brother sue me as POA for donating player piano to her assisted living facility?

Generally speaking, you are supposed to use the POA for the benefit of the …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 7 months ago

Can a person legally stop payments on a home mortgage?

He can only legally stop making payments when he sells and his mortgage is …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 7 months ago

If our neighbor dumped his back fill on our property and knocked down some of our trees, what can we do?

You can sue your neighbor for nuisance.  Nuisance is the serious and unreasonable interference …

FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney answered 9 months ago