Many real estate legal disputes find their way to Magisterial District Courts in Pennsylvania for a number of reasons.
Real Estate & Land Use
How Long to Return Deposits?
As a broker holding a deposit, how long should it take you to return it pursuant to the terms of a release signed by both parties or when sufficient time has passed and not litigation/mediation has been initated?
Attend Inspections
PART TWO
Who, if anyone, should attend home inspections has been a topic of debate for as long as home inspections have been a standard element in a residential transaction.
Untimely Repairs
PART ONE
It happens. Sellers agree to make repairs suggested by a home inspection, but fail to complete the job timely.
Untangling Joint Ownership of Real Estate
It is not uncommon in the farm community for real estate to be owned jointly by two or more owners. Many times, parents will transfer their real estate to more than one child as part of their estate and farm succession plan. Joint ownership of real estate often presents unique problems for the joint owners.
What if?
These two words are the start of many questions by those who draft contracts, including agreements for the sale of real estate.
Getting Creative
Understanding the Additional Terms Clause in the Standard Agreement for the Sale of Real Estate.
The most dangerous clause in the Standard Agreement for the Sale of Real Estate (ASR) is found in our current Paragraph 32(B), Additional Terms. Here’s where agents can let loose with the most creative use of the pen imaginable!
Fessing Up
Of the common mistakes in residential sales, none occurs more frequently than the failure to abide by timelines, specifically those found in the inspection contingencies.
Selling Real Estate in an Era of Modern Surveilling
Real estate licensees and their clients must be aware of the nuances of video and audio surveillance laws to protect themselves from potential invasions of privacy, breaches of confidential information in violations of state and federal video and audio surveillance laws.
A Tip from the West?
Timely tender of deposit checks is a growing problem that did not exist when offers and deposit checks were hand delivered. Now, deposit checks follow an offer’s acceptance by a handful of days.
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