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Board intends to borrow to pay property managerDec 22, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We are currently a self-managed condominium association. The board of our condominium is approving hiring a professional property manager for 2019 at an upcoming boar...
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Various costs will determine best time to convey homeDec 22, 2018 5:00 am - Q. I own a home with an in-law apartment, in which I live. My daughter and her family live in the rest of the house. In the future I would like to take my name off the d...
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Facts Matter: Ordering pizza is not a known distress signalDec 22, 2018 12:00 am - A recent social media post claims a person needing to call 911 without tipping off others within earshot should dial the number and pretend to order a pizza. But an offi...
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Facts Matter: Sweden did not rename Christmas, nor did Trump ban 'Feliz Navidad'Dec 22, 2018 12:00 am - Nor did Canada give up its border
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Constable: WWII veteran was about to be forced out of his home. Then his daughter found a 'miracle.'Dec 22, 2018 12:00 am - It seemed unlikely that this 95-year-old World War II veteran would be home for Christmas. John Robert Savely and his wife of 60 years, Jeanne, had gone through their sa...
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Judgment against neighbor could impact home saleDec 21, 2018 5:00 am - Q. I loaned money to a neighbor some years back and he never paid me back. I filed a lawsuit and obtained a judgment against him for $5,000. Shortly after that he lost h...
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Doesn't anyone care about radon gas?Dec 21, 2018 5:00 am - Q. We recently moved from an area where homebuyers are concerned about radon gas and routinely request radon tests before purchasing property. Where we now live, no one ...
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Is your realty agent looking out for you, or someone else?Dec 21, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - When you're involved in a real estate transaction, do you assume that the realty agents are required to represent the best interests of the homebuyer or sel...
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Widescreen: After 'Mary Poppins,' there was 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks'Dec 21, 2018 5:00 am - Mary Poppins is back in the pop culture consciousness this week, starring in a sequel to the 1964 film that, like the magical nanny herself, is practically perfect in ev...
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How suburban cops and the ATF are teaming up to track guns used in crimesDec 21, 2018 4:33 am - Every time someone shoots a semi-automatic gun, the weapon's firing pin, breech face and ejector leave unique marks on the casing of the bullet's cartridge. Like a finge...