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My jurisdiction is: washington As a defendant in a civil matter I lost at arbitration and scheduled a trial de novo. So the award was "sealed" by the court clerk. While awaiting the new trial, "someone" gave a prospective new witness a copy of the sealed award and this person admitted to...

Thank you Dee Dub for following this farce and discussing it with me. Washington State law dictates that prior to filing a suit against a public entity, I must first file a claim, which I did in January, and wait sixty days before filing suit. The purpose of this 60-day period is to give the...

Nope. It's a free country. There's no law that requires you to stand. And when you're old enough, there's no law that requires you to stay in this country either if that's what you choose. Isn't freedom wonderful?

My jurisdiction is: Washington State USA I originally posted this issue in Real Estate - General under the title of "Unmarketable Title". Wrong forum, wrong title, as it turns out, because it never was a title insurance issue in the first place. I thought it was because the County denied...

For starters, you should do a public records search. You can probably do that online. Locate the recorded documents that created the subdivision. And if there are no covenants regarding maintainance responsibilities, check to see if a map was recorded depicting all of the lots and the park...

Good question, huh? I took out a one-year construction loan to buy this property in October 2007. Got denied a permit in January 2008 because the County said the lot wasn't legal. Took them a full year and lot of pressure to finally admit they were wrong. During 2008, I paid 15k in interest...

And the County? They're off the hook too, you think?

I agree. And I would have titled this thread differently if I was aware of that subtle distinction three months ago. Moot point now since both lots are now unquestionably "legal". It was a very messy process though and the title insurer was just no help whatsoever. A hinderance, in fact...

I thought I'd bump this discussion because there seems to be a lot of interest here and something really strange happened. I got really tired of this lie being spread about by my title insurer that I illegally subdivided the property when I sold one of the two insured parcels. So I wrote to...

Here's my take on this but you may want to get other opinions. Your lease is binding on the current owner and subsequent owners as well, unless otherwise determined by court order or mutual agreement between lesee/lessor. As far as the scheduling of showings to prospective buyers, that is...

You need to consult a real estate attorney immediately.

A recorded lien on property is an "encumbrance" on it. If you received a quit-claim deed from someone who has since passed away, you may indeed be legally in title to the property; but you (or more specifically the property itself) are "encumbered" by any recorded liens which pre-date that...

Bankruptcy filings are a matter of public record and you can track the docket of your landlord's petition online with a PACER account. Technically, the bankruptcy trustee now "owns" your landlord's property and will continue to until it's "abandoned" by the trustee or the bankruptcy itself is...

Understood. When you entered into this agreement it created a joint interest in real property. Oh well. The value of your joint investment went down. Obviously the seller has lost money (on paper); probably considerably more than that 10k you stand to lose. Now if you expect a refund from...

I was curious as to how your contract is structured. What exactly do you consider this 10k to be: a "deposit" or a "down payment". Because at first blush it appears to be neither. It may instead be an option fee. Is there any language in the contract that specifies what condiditions would...

Thanks again, dee dub. I'm now wondering whether this is not so much a thorny real estate dispute; but rather more of a garden variety contract dispute regarding breach of "warranty". I wonder whether I should seek out an attorney whose expertise is real estate or contract law. The two...

I need a lawyer to represent me Dee dub is right. At least there seems to be a consensus that he's right. Over the last six weeks I did consult with a local land use attorney, my personal banker, and with anyone else who could wrap their brain around this problem. It wasn't me who illegally...

And I should probably recall the quote: "... and by default or ommission also bring the remaining lot-your lot- into the same compliance..." by the regular guy former president of this agency. and by default or ommission also bring the remaining lot-your lot- into the same compliance"...

Well I'm regular people, I think. But I guess somebody's got teethmarks because the letter was signed by the "new" president of the local agency.

Well I got a letter today from the agency that issued all six of the title policies and reiterated its coverage denial. It concluded thusly: "If you wish to further correspond with me or anyone else with (***) Title please do so through your attorney or other legal counsel." I so understand...