What Is A Prescriptive Easement?
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What is a prescriptive easement? A prescriptive easement arises when someone uses someone else’s property to travel across it to get to their property or to access something at another location. And they do this for a period of years, and I believe it’s seven, but I would have to double check that, but it has to be for an extended period of time and they keep going over the same trail or pathway. For this roadway or dirt road, for the prescribed period of time. And it has to be without the owner’s permission. And then after the required period of time, then the person can then file an action to have a prescriptive easement, which is to them so that they have a right to continue to use this easement as long as they want to. And the owner of the property has to allow them to continue to use their prescriptive easement. It’s very rarely do you see an action for prescriptive easement, but, and they’re difficult to prove but, that’s their criteria. And I’m not sure about the time period that the, prescriptive easement has to be used at virtually before you’re entitled to the habit judicially determined to be a prescriptive easement. If you have any questions about prescriptive easements, give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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What is a Secured Transaction?
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What is a secure transaction? A secured transaction is one where you have an obligation, which is usually a promissory note. And there is a pledge of collateral that goes secures the note so that if the note is not paid, then the lender has a right to take back the collateral. So, the obligation is secured by what the collateral is and a real estate transaction. You have the bar or sign the note, and then they also sign a mortgage. And the mortgage states that if they don’t make the payments on the promissory note, they don’t pay the taxes or keep the property insured. Then you have a right if they default to foreclose and take their property away. So, you’re secured for the value of whatever the collateral is. If it is personal property, such as an automobile, they have, you signed what they call a security agreement.
And that’s where you’re pledging the automobile for the repayment of the loan. If you default on the loan and there that controlled by the uniform commercial code, which allows them self-help, which is usually a repossession of your automobile with a tow truck driver or whatever. And then they sell the, automobile at auction or whatever, to try and recoup as much as they can to repay a portion of the debt. So, sometimes the obligations are over secured in which case you’re entitled to any excess. If the collateral is not worth or not worth what is owed well, then you may be sued. And for the difference between the value of the collateral when it was sold or at the time of the sale, and how much is owed and a judgment entered against you. If you have any questions about a foreclosure action, or give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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What Kind of Lawyer Handles Property Disputes?
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What kind of lawyer handles property disputes? Well, that’s difficult to give you a specific category. You probably just need to call to particular lawyers and ask them if they handle property disputes and see if they do that. A lot of general practitioners, who do litigation can handle a property dispute. You can also, uh, contact board certified real estate attorneys and ask if they would handle a property dispute. Some of those board certified real estate lawyers do litigation and others do not. So, it’s very difficult to give you a particular category or person to contact, I suggest that you may be start with the board certified real estate lawyers and call and ask if they handle a dispute and sorta tell whoever answers the phone, what the dispute is to see if that’s in their area of expertise, because not all real estate lawyers litigate. If you have any questions about a property dispute, I’ll give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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How to Deal With a Neighbor’s Problematic Uses of Property Next Door to You?
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With a neighbor’s problematic uses of the property that’s next door to you? Well, that’s a real problem, but about the only solution, which is not a very good one is to contact the County or municipality where you live. And if there’s any code violations, ask the County to come out and investigate the situation and see about having the neighbor sided and hopefully correct the problem. If it is a continuing problem that rises to a nuisance, which is a legal term, you can contact an attorney who could fall on the action for nuisance and see about having the court, enjoined them from this particular use of the property. Usually a nuisance action is cost so much that it’s only use used whenever there’s commercial property involved, because of the attorney fees involved. So, if you have any questions, give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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May a Lender Perform an Interior Inspection of the Property if They Have Concerns About Property Condition?
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May a lender perform an interior inspection of the property if they have concerns about the property condition? The answer to that is no, they can not. Unless the loan is in default, the mortgages don’t allow them to do an interior inspection due to the condition. They only have a right to, they can do a drive by, there is an exception. However, in the residential mortgages, in the event, the property is vacant. They have a right to conserve the property and scene and whenever there’s a foreclosure and the property is vacant, they send contractors out that, hang a notice on the door, that where they’ve gone and secured the property and they’ll enter the interior of the house. There’s been certain abuses of that, when it’s in foreclosure, it’s a tough situation. If they have abused that privilege, if you’re occupying the home or occupying the property, then they’re not going to be able to enter the property while you’re there. So they don’t have a right to do the interior inspection on residential property. If it’s a commercial loan there, you might have look at the terms of the mortgage, but generally if the mortgage is current, they don’t have a right to come in and inspect the interior of the unit. So, if you have any questions about this, give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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