PROPERTY LAW

How do you know if a house is good? Location, location, location (you knew that one was coming, didn’t you). It’s an old clich?©, but it still holds true. You want to move into a good neighborhood that’s either on the rise or is well-established. You’ll probably get a better deal if you find one […]

The law generally provides that these limbs (or roots in some cases) can be reasonably trimmed back to the property line so as to avoid danger or damage to you; however, recent legal decisions, in California especially, have held that a property owner cannot “unreasonably” damage the health or even the beauty of a tree […]

We all know that trees are pleasant to have around, and that they reduce pollution, add oxygen to the atmosphere, buffer light and noise, and provide welcome shade in hot weather. You may not be aware that there is a detailed appraisal formula that yields dollar figures for trees. The International Society of Arborculture has […]

YOU MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAZARDOUS TREES ON YOUR PROPERTY Are you liable if a tree on your property falls and injures someone? This depends on whether you knew or should have known that the tree posed a hazard. If the injury were due only to an act of God, such as lightning, you would […]

TIP: 15,000 new Legal Forms. Now more than 36,000 forms. Deed (Bargain and Sale with Covenants): A deed is writing signed by the owner of real estate, transferring the ownership of that real estate to another. A deed is considered a Bargain and Sale Deed when it states the amount of consideration received by the […]

Questions and Answers — Contents What can an attorney do for a seller? What can an attorney do for a buyer? Won’t the real estate agent represent me? Can the buyer and seller use the same attorney? How important is the offer to purchase? What information is available on the property? Should a buyer ask […]