Recent content by alligatorob

Florida, I have a friend who contacted me for advice, probably because I am the only person she knows with a college education, but I am no lawyer. She tells me she is getting harnessing calls, some late at night over a 2011 credit card debt. She tells me she always pays her bills, but to be...

Utah, I just purchased a house on 1.75 acres, the land had been part of a 5 acre tract. My piece was subdivided in 2012, it was part of an estate and the inheriting brothers divided it up. The owner of the remaining land is driving through my property and claiming he has an easement. There is...

Utah I am buying a house in Utah on 2 acres, it was subdivided from a larger parcel. Irrigation is flood from a canal. I am told that the water shares went with the larger parcel when it was subdivided, but that the parcel I am buying is still irrigated using those shares. The property was...

Florida I own a home and a 7 acre plot of land 20 miles away. My homeowners seems to cover vacant land but is not clear on this point, from my policy: "Insured location" means:......Vacant land, other than farm land, owned by or rented to an "insured" Now my insurance agent is telling me to...

Florida We have two offers on our home but the realtor tells me she cannot show us the second until we decide what to do with the first. This doesn't make sense to me, but I've never been in this position before. I'd sure like to know what the second offer is for.

Florida I am doing my first eviction and I'm 90% sure the guy is not moving his stuff out of the house. My question is what are my legal obligations to care for/dispose of what is left behind. The process is almost over, he was given his 24 hour notice from the court Friday and Monday the...

Louisiana or Florida My father has asked me to get help him set up a living trust he can use to pass the family farm on to my brothers and I. The farm is in Louisiana and we all live in Florida. Do I use a Florida or Louisiana form? Which state's laws apply? No idea what the land is worth...

Florida I live near the coast and am trying to figure out what is happening with flood insurance, and my agent is of no help. My property: Constructed in 1955 I purchased in 2000 My primary residence I believe we are in the V zone FEMA has classified the property as a Severe Repetitive Loss...

Florida - I own a home on what appears to be a private street. This is one of four lots subdivided in 1959, two of the lots were on the main road and two in the back. Mine is one in the back. My access road crosses the larger lot on the street, and my power line follows the road across that...

Florida I have been getting automated calls claiming to be a debt collector and wanting me to call back. Recently some of my local relatives with the same last name have started getting calls that are supposed to be for me. These calls are all automated, no real person, and always ask me to...

Floirda I just received a certified letter from Wakulla County requiring that I hookup to the County’s sewer system within 365 days. Problem is the closest sewer is across a US highway (US 98), so the only way I could comply is to trench across the highway or jack and bore under it. Florida...

Georgia. Is a corporate seal required of an LLC in Georgia?

Utah I booked a vacation rental and put down a substantial deposit for "next Christmas" the booking was made and the deposit paid this past May (2009). Now the owner is claiming that "next Christmas" meant December of 2010, not 2009. We got all this in writing, including the words "next...

Florida - I recently purchased a piece of property with a drainage problem. The back side of the lot is low and does not drain well. There is a small (~1 ft deep) ditch from the low area to the ditch in the right of way in front of the lot. I would like to fill the area and the ditch, if I do...

Florida I own a house with a piece of common ground attached to it. The common ground is equally owned by me and 5 other homeowners, the deed for this is a part of the deed for my home. There is no homeowners association, no contract or agreement between the owners concerning anything, and...