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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How Can I Protect Myself from Real Estate Title Fraud or Deed Scams?
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How can I protect myself from real estate title fraud or deed scams? Well, you can contact the property appraiser in the county where the property is situated or the clerk’s office and register your property with them and there’s a particular program or statute which allows them or they will notify you then if there’s any transaction involving your property so that if there is a deed of fraudulent deed or mortgage in conjunction with your property, you’ll be notified. You’ll need to obtain a copy of the document if you’re not aware of the transaction and then consult with an attorney concerning the document and what steps are necessary if it is a fraudulent transfer. This is not to be confused. Sometimes whenever you acquire property, you get correspondence from companies although they try and look like they’re a government office that says that they will send you a copy of your deed for a fee, which you need. This is unnecessary since whoever closed your transaction will provide you with this document. It’s in the public records and this is, I don’t know if it’s a scam or not, but that’s the way I view it. So you need to ignore those letters that you get other than from the clerk of the court. If you have any questions, call me at 727-847-2288.
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What Are My Legal Rights If My Neighbor’s Actions (Like Noise, Fences, Disputes, Encroachments) Are Affecting My Property?
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What are my legal rights if my neighbor’s actions like noise fence disputes, encroachments are affecting my property? Well, let’s start with noise. If there is a problem with your neighbor having noise or affecting your peace and tranquility for actions which they take on their property, then you have to file an action for a nuisance and ask the court to enter an injunction against them to enjoin them from that activity. It’s usually costly and to get that done, unfortunately, and then you have to have a lot of facts to back it up. And then once you get the injunction, having the injunction enforced is more problematic, and then also expensive as far as encroachments on your property such as fences, things such as that. Well then you file what they call an adjustment action wherein you’re asking the court to direct the people to remove the encroachment from your property. And so that’s a separate cause of action as far as requiring them to remove their encroachments on your property. So, if you have any questions, give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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How Can I Legally Require My Neighbor to Move a Fence, Structure, Or Landscaping That Crosses onto My Land?
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How can I legally require my neighbor to move a fence, structure or landscaping that crosses onto my land? You can file an action for Ejectment to require asking the court to order them to remove these encroachments on your property. It’s a mandatory injunction, and so they would be given a specified period of time to do that. Usually that’s expensive and sometimes I suggest that you try doing that by self-help. So, letting the neighbor know that if they don’t move the encroachment that you will do so since it’s on your property and lay the fence on their side of the property line. So, if you have any questions concerning this, give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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