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      Second bank reject accepted offer

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA A short same is listed as "short sake approved by bank". And my offer was accepted by the owner months ago. Now 1st bank has no problem, but the secondary bank is asking for additional $20,000 from the buyer in order to close the deal. I don't...
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      Can I ask tenants to leave before lease end?

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA I have tenants living in my rental house, they do pay on time. But they constantly have non family members living there according to neighbors. Neighbors don't like them and request me to let them go. It is very hard for me to get evidence of...
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      Eviction record concern

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA I am living at rental house. For an uncontrollable reason, I need to delay my moving out date for 2 weeks, I failed to negotiate with my landlord to allow me to extend though I plan to pay additional rental fee. After the lease expiration, if...
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      How to avoid eviction record for "Tenant At Will"

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA I have a "Tenant At Will" contract with my landlord. I pay monthly rental on time, recently I got a 30 days notice from the landlord to ask me to move out before 4/1/2016 as the landlord sold the house. Due to my personal reason, I couldn't...
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      Procuring cause of a sale

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA I am a licensed real estate agent. A few months ago I introduced and showed a house to a first time home buyer, this was also our first time meeting. Without informing me or any explanation, the buyer used other agent to send an offer to...
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      green card category change possible?

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA An applicant (an adult, China) applies for green card based on US citizens' sibling. So this is family category 4. The applicant has been waiting for 10 years. Recently the applicant's parents obtained US citizenship. So here a few questions I...
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      Procuring cause dispute help

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA I am a licensed real estate agent. Recently I have helped my client to complete a property purchase. The deal was closed a few weeks ago. A few days ago, I received an attorney letter that another real estate broker claimed this broker had...
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      Who should be responsible?

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA I have a condo in Boston. Recently a lot of snow on the roof has leaked a lots of water into the room causing damages. The management company did send contractor to clean the roof, but not good enough as leaking is not stopped. The condo has...
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      Am I responsible for water bill balance from previous owner?

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? FL I bought a house in FL last year. I didn't move in for over 6 months so I didn't open water account from city. The previous owner didn't close the account (0 balance during closing). But since then, the account has accumulated about $600 due to...
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      Need your advice to handle unexpected tenants?

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA As an landlord, I had a lease with a family with 2 adults and 2 children with no more than 4 people allowed to live in the unit per lease. But neighbors repeatedly told me there are actually more than 8 people living there. When I asked the...
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      Increase premuium after contract

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA I purchased a home insurance through an agent. The house rebuild value has been estimated reasonably in the statement I received. After two months, the insurance tells me that the new inspection indicate the value of the house is 30% more than...
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      Lead paint questions

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA I bought a house, which is over 50 year old, so lead paint is possible. I used quick lead test kits from HomeDepot to check trim, wall, floor, window etc, found no lead. My test is not 100% accurate, so I can't tell for sure there is no lead...
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      Does lead inspector keep inspection info confidential or not?

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA If I hire an lead inspector, does he/she keep inspection info confidential or not? Thanks.
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      Wrong medication given by pharmacy store

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA I have been given wrong drug with correct label on the bottle. Because of skipping the correct medicine, my medical condition has been worsen (eventually my condition under control after switch back to the correct medicine). The wrong medicine...
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      Home bought with wrong basement footage.

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA I bought a house 4 years ago including finished basement. The included basement footage was not included gross living area, instead, in the MLS listing, it was listed in an additional remarks "additional 1500 sq/ft finished basement". There...
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      Finished basement footage to be included in public record

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA When I moved into a house, its basement was already finished, but in both MLS and public record, this finished basement footage size is not included to general living area. I guess the previous owner has never reported its finished basement to...
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      Seller wants to rent after closing

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA I am in a process of purchasing a short sale property which I will use it as a rental business. The seller is interested to rent this after the closing. If the bank has no problem for this, is there anything I need to plan carefully for this...
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      Tenants want to terminate lease before moving after finding mold

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA My tenants and I signed a 12-month lease earlier this month. Before moving they told me they want to terminate lease because they found some mold under the kitchen sink. I told them this is fixable. But they still want to terminate lease and...
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      How to find former tenants who left without pay last two months

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA My tenants left without leaving his new address. He didn't pay his last a couple of month rentals. Because of his delayed moving out after the lease end day, after keeping his security, the tenant still owns rental over $1500. Is there...
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      Tenants delayed and didn't pay the last month

      What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? MA My tenant should move at the end of last December, two months earlier, I informed lease won't be renewed. He paid last month rental before moving in. But just three days before the end of the lease, he told me he won't be able to move because...

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