Ask the Juris Doctor
Question:Purchase Option
I want to lease a property and have the right to purchase it. What is the difference between an option to purchase and a right of first refusal?
Question: Adding a loved one to the title of a home
I have heard that I can execute a deed to add my children as co-owners. Is there a form I can use?
Question: Home Theft
I recently heard a woman on the radio say that her home was stolen and she was evicted.
How can a home be stolen?
Question: Misconceptions about a Power of Attorney
My father is seriously ill and I am appointed his agent in a Power of Attorney. Until when may I continue to act on his behalf?
Question: Purchase Option
I want to lease a property and have the right to purchase it. What is the difference between an option to purchase and a right of first refusal?
Question: Salvation for short sales?
Frank and Joessette find their 2006 home purchased for $525K is now only worth $325K. With both their careers in extreme downturns, is bankruptcy their only solution?
Question: Shocking news after a short sale
Veronica finds out after her divorce and short sale of her and her husband’s home, the bank has hired a law firm to collect the difference between the amount owed on the mortgage and what the short sale price was
Question: Will anyone help me save my home?
A mother of three seeks advice on obtaining a loan modification when her home loan is current
Question: Distressed Home Sale Complications..
Stories from around Florida in which squatters are moving into properties
Question: Do I Need A Will?
70 year old inquires if he needs a will for his heirs to inherit his assets..