Real Estate



Real estate law covers the rights to own, lease, use, and enjoy land and the permanent manmade additions attached to it. This includes the ability to hold interests in real property, permissible interests in real property, relations between owners, relations between owners and the community, landlord and tenant relations, the transfer of interests in real property, and real property financing, including deeds and mortgages. Real estate transactions, such as purchases, sales, and leases, are governed many federal and state laws that differ from state to state.
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Do-it-Yourself Legal Forms
-  Assignment of Commercial Lease-  Notice to Pay Rent or Quit
-  Assignment of Residential Lease-  Real Estate Deed Transfer
-  Commercial Rent Application-  Real Estate Lease
-  Landlord Consent to Sublease-  Residential Rent Application
-  Landlord's Letter Returning Security Deposit-  Sublease of Residential Lease (with Landlord Consent)
-  Move-In, Move-Out Checklist-  Termination of Lease
 
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Real Estate Forms
Use these state-specific real estate forms for putting your house up for sale, buying house, or if you're a landlord or renter. Real Estate Forms - Home Evaluation Worksheet - Home Purchase Worksheet - Home Sale Worksheet - Homeowners Association Proxy - Intent to Purchase Real Estate - Real Esta
Searching for Real Estate Information on Your Own
There are lots of reasons you may want information on a parcel of real estate - everything from curiosity to protecting your legal interests. There are also a number of ways to find information about homes and land, and several are as near as your computer.
Deducting Moving Expenses
You may be able to deduct your moving expenses if you moved due to a change in your job or business. If you qualify, you may deduct moving expenses whether you itemize deductions or not. Your move must be closely related to the start of your work and you must satisfy a distance and a time test.
Second Home Ownership
Many people are tempted to buy a second home. Before you purchase a second home, carefully consider your reasons for doing so, analyze the expenses and effect on your taxes, and decide whether it would make sense to invest in a rental property.
Who Does a Real Estate Agent or Broker Represent?
Are you thinking of buying or selling a home? If so, you've probably thought about getting some help from a real estate professional. Before you do, however, it's important that you get an answer to a critical but often unasked question: Who does a real estate agent or broker represent, exactly?

Ask a Lawyer - Real Estate Law questions answered by leading lawyers
In PA is the request to petitiona partition of a home jointly owned by 2 sisters and their spouses
Relationship reconcerning vacation house usage has become unacceptable to us. They are restricting our access to certain times of the month. If one sister/spouse wants to buy the other out and offered them back their cash output and paying off their mortgage (totalling about 1500.00 less then purchase price) will the court allow this. The other sister/spouse cannot afford to buyout. House was purchase about 9 months ago. Is the petition for partition in PA always granted or can the other party stop it.
I own a house 50/50 but I am being allotted one room and being told I cannot use any of the other ro
I lived in the house with a buddy I bought it with three years ago. In the mean time he married and had a wife who pretty much took over the house. Up until a year ago when I left for IA they used all my appliances, washer dryer fridge etc. When I left unexpectedly my girl friend and her family went and removed all my possessions at the request of the other party because we were planning on putting the house on the market an the other guy was moving soon anyhow. He never moved, lived there the whole time by himself with family. I kept paying half the mortgage for that whole year. Now I needed to move back in for a couple months with my new bride and we have been extremely restricted in the house. They bought a fridge which senate not allowed to use, same goes with the washer/dryer. We had mutual furniture in the living/ dining areas which because I left it when I took the remaining possessions he now claims his and said I am not allowed to use them. They are occupyingall but one room.
I purchased my single family home from my parents in 1988.I was born in this house in1960 and moved
in 1988 i fenced int the yard with chain link.the town of dedham now building a school behind my house and putting up a fence had it surveyed and much to my dismay that property line is halfway in my property do i have any recource to this.Is there a case of emminate domain please advise
How do I remove my from the ownership records of a mobile home? The home is in the State of Maine. I
Divorced, got to keep the house, was approved for a loan mod but my ex-wife is still on the loan mod
I live in CA & got the house in the divorce settlement. I''ve been approved for a loan mod but my ex-wife is on the mod loan docs and the bank is telling me I have to ask her to sign them with me since her name is still on the mortgage.Do i have recourse to remove her? What can i tell the bank to give me a loan mod with her name removed?
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Real Estate Lawyer Web Sites
 
 -  Mississippi Law - Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & Mccormick, P.A.
 -  Riverside County Real Estate Law - Schlecht, Shevlin & Shoenberger A Law Corporation
 -  Bergen County Real Estate Attorney - Bruce L. Safro, Esq.
 -  Raleigh Real Estate Law - Howard, Stallings, From & Hutson, P.A.
 -  Myrtle Beach Attorney - Deschamps Law Firm