Recent content by cdwrites

What is the name of your state? New York Do I have to pay mom's credit cards after she has passed away? I am the sole beneficiary (only child) in her will. Most of her bank accounts were either joint with me or in trust for me. I already own her house (title was transferred to me one year ago)...

I'm in New York. How long does it typically take to get the deed for a house purchase?We bought out house in February 05 so it's almost one year from the closing and we still don't have our deed. When we made our purchase there was a land subdivision involved in which the owner's father owned...

New York. We did an inspection and a walk-through just a few hours before closing. We were told that she would have the manuals, etc. at the closing. She had nothing with her. We asked her about them and she said she would look around for things and get back to us. We trusted people that we...

Seller Neglected House B/W Contract & Closing New York. We did an inspection and a walk-through just a few hours before closing. We were told that she would have the manuals, etc. at the closing. She had nothing with her. We asked her about them and she said she would look around for things...

:mad: What is the name of your state? New York We closed on our house 2 weeks ago. Since we have moved in we have discovered numerous things that the previous owner neglected. Some are small annoyances, such as a broken sliding door and locks that don't work. The seller did not come to the...

Yes, it has, thank you. However, I have posted some new questions about the costs involved in going to surrogate's court and getting the mortgage discharged by an appointed administrator.

Yes, it has and thank you for your previous advice. However, what I am asking now is how costly will surrogate's court be for us? We need to get a court discharge of the recorded mortgage and our attny has been avoiding doing this. Is it because of the cost and time involved? I asked another...

What is the name of your state? New York We had a 2nd mortgage given to us by my husband's grandmother. The terms were that it would be satisfied upon her death in 2002. We stopped paying it then but our attny never followed through on the paperwork and we don't have a SAT to release this...

What is the name of your state? New York Our attny never followed through on a SAT for a Second Mortgage we finished paying in 2002. He told my husband that it was all taken care of but we never received any paperwork. The lender was my husband's grandmother who is deceased. Her only beneficiary...

Me again. I haven't fired my attny yet. I'm afraid to do it at this point in the game since it's his name on the contract for the sale of my house and his name on the contract for the purchase of the new house. Also, it's his fault for not taking care of this problem in 2002 and I feel like he...

Great idea. He's fired! :) Thanks a lot for your advice about the escrow. It makes me less nervous to know that with a rock solid escrow agreement, we'll get out money back. I wish we could tell them to just use our title company or no deal but they might just say no deal and if we lose the...

No, The FACTs haven't changed. The buyers want to use their title company (not the company that our attny would like to use and would insure title) and the buyers' title company wants 20K in escrow. WE DON't HAVE A LIEN. We paid off the second mortgage and it was satisfied in 2002. WE DON"T OWE...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? New York I posted my case a few days ago. We are selling our home and recently found out that a 2nd mortgage on our house that was satisfied in 2002 is still recorded on the title. It was never released and the person who gave it (my...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? New York A judge settled our suit in 2001. My husband's grandmother sued us. As part of the settlement, we agreed to a second mortgage that would terminate upon her death. We paid the mortgage with interest monthly until she died...

What is the name of your state? New York A judge settled our suit in 2001. My husband's grandmother sued us. As part of the settlement, we agreed to a second mortgage that would terminate upon her death. We paid the mortgage with interest monthly until she died, which was 1 and a half years...