Can I Sue My Real Estate Agent for Misconduct or Bad Advice?
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Can I sue my real estate agent for misconduct or bad advice? Technically, yes, although I have in my career very few times where, if at all, where I see where you would have a cause of action against the realtor in conjunction with listing and selling your property for giving you bad advice or misconduct. Most of the time, all of this is verbal, and having to prove all of that is difficult. And so it’s very, very difficult to do. Also, you’ve been finding an attorney who would undertake to represent you against a real estate agent for that. Just because they give you their opinion as far as the value of the property, which may not be correct, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they may be responsible for any damages. Their misconduct, you would have to show that you were somehow damaged. So although technically you could bring a cause of action, I suggest that before you undertake to do that, talk to, try and find an attorney who’s willing to undertake representation and find out how much it’s going to cost you to try and pursue this matter against your realtor. If you have any questions, give me a call at 727-847-2288.
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How Does Month to Month Tenancy Work, and How Much Notice Is Required to End It?
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How does a month-to-month tenancy work and how much notice is required to end it? A month-to-month tenancy is established when the tenant occupies the property and pays their rent on a monthly basis. In order to terminate this month-to-month tenancy, you need to give them 30 days’ notice before the next rental period starts. So that in order to terminate, sometimes month-to-month tenancies come into existence after a lease is expired and the parties don’t renew the leases. If you have any questions, give me a call at 727-847-2288.
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What Should I Know Before Buying a Home in a Community with an HOA?
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What should I know before buying a home in a community with an HOA? Well, if you’re using a realtor, you need to ask them to provide you with a copy of all the restrictive covenants and review those to make sure that you understand them or have a lawyer maybe review them for you. You then need to determine what the monthly assessments are so that you know how much you’d be obligated to be paying each month. You need to ask for a budget for the assessment to see if they have line items for reserves and the budget meets with the present statute. Also ask for the minutes of the last meeting, which may indicate whether or not there is a proposed assessment that the board of directors is considering. So all of these are necessary. You may also inquire as to whether or not there are two or more homeowners’ associations and that there may be a master association that requires payment of a due and a regular homeowners assessment, a homeowner association that assesses your property. If you have any questions, give me a call at 727-847-2288.
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Is It Legal to Rent Out My Home on Airbnb Despite HOA or City Restrictions?
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Is it legal to rent out my home on an Airbnb despite HOA restrictions against running them out or city codes which also prohibit the running of the property for an Airbnb? If you do rent it out, then the homeowner’s association can fine you for violating the restrictive covenants. If you do that in violation of the city ordinances, it’ll be a code enforcement violation, and they can put a lien against your property for this. Also, just as a side note, whether or not it’s permissible or not, if you undertake to lease out your property or rent your property out on Airbnb and it’s your home, it may jeopardize your homestead exemption. Doesn’t have anything to do whether or not it’s authorized by the HOA or by the city or county ordinances. If you have any questions, give me a call at 727-847-2288.
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How Do I Remove a Deceased Co Owner’s Name from the Property Title?
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How do I remove a deceased owner’s name from the property title? If the property is held as joint tenants with right of survivorship with the deceased owner, then you need to record a death certificate in the public records where the deeds are recorded. Also, if the property is held as husband and wife, that also creates a right of survivorship, and you need to record a death certificate for the deceased owner and that will vest title or show title is now vested in the surviving joint tenant or tenants. If the property is not held as joint tenants with right of survivorship or as husband and wife, then the deceased co-owner’s name will have to … The title will have to be probated and go through probate proceedings. I might add that you will not receive a new deed just because a deceased owner dies, so you don’t sign a new deed to take their name off the title. That is done by operational law by recording the death certificate in the public records. If you have any questions, give me a call at 727-847-2288.
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