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If my in-laws left land in there Will to both my wife and I and we get a divorce, how will be handled ?

If I’m disabled and use a walker due to MS and we are adding an elevator with our new home build, am I entitled to any cost break for it or for the construction?

We are tearing down our existing home and building a new home on the same site. Our contractor was unaware of any ADA benefits. However…

What happens if a tree falls on my house but it is on a railroad right-of-way?

I live next to the railroad and there is a giant dying tree on their right of way. We asked for them to come cut…

Sell my 50 share of a property

I just inherited 50 ownership of a home with my sibling, and have no interest in keeping it but my sibling doesn’t want to sell.

can a buyer sue me

sold an investment property we were fixing up, a double wide mobile home. Buyer bought sight unseen, their daughter viewed the house for them. They…

What do I do if I lost the phone that I rent through Rent-A-Center?

I haven’t told them yet; I have just kept paying it cause I’m worried that I’ll go to jail over it. However, I simply just…

Can you record a conversation in your own hotel room without the consent of another party?

This is regarding a hotel in IL wherein Guest A willingly comes into Guest B’s room. If guest B is concerned about safety and also…

Can I legally take pictures of co-workers while they sleeping on the job?

I work in the medical field as a noc nurse. Lately, we’ve had a few employees sleeping at night. My boss asked me to take…

What to do if our son bought a house several months ago and since moving in has discovered a severe water problem in basement?

He had a home inspection done, entire basement had been newly painted. It was in the winter, so there had been no rain, ground was…

Do I Have a Case? Verbal Agreement

I was contracting as a full-time project manager with a man who was a leader in a national organization and owned his own business. Via…