Tom Resnick
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Buyers, sellers question liability after closingMar 26, 2011 2:00 am - Q. My husband and I purchased a condominium about three months ago, our first home. We thought everything was fine but we just received a notice from the association sta...
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Home inspection negotiations end up being a game of chickenMar 10, 2011 5:00 am - Q. My husband and I are selling our home of 32 years. The buyers made a low offer but we realized it wasn't a great market and we accepted their offer after a little...
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Second mortgages can follow homeowners after foreclosureFeb 11, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. My husband lost his job about a year and a half ago and as a result, our house was foreclosed. We had two mortgages on the house. We decided not to fight the fo...
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Law talk: Bank refuses to provide survey; what should buyer do now?Dec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My husband and I closed on our first home last week. At the closing, the seller's attorney failed to provide a survey although it was required under our contract....
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Even with court order, evictions are not easyDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We went to court to evict our tenants who were not paying the rent. The judge agreed with us and told the tenants they had to get out by Dec. 10. We went to the p...
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Buyers can back out of short sale if bank has not yet accepted dealNov 18, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. My son wrote an offer on a short sale with a $5,000 deposit with real estate agent. The offer has a termination date of Nov. 30 so he wouldn't get hung up with th...
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Security deposit issues can be solved in courtNov 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I rented a condominium from a guy a little over a year and a half ago. The lease was for one year and after the year was up, we just kept going, though he raised ...
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Where does wife stand with house and no will?Oct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. My husband died recently and I just learned that I am not on the deed for the house we lived in the past 22 years. Also, my husband did not have a will. He has tw...
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Tenant must follow rules regarding repairsSep 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. I have been renting a townhouse for about two years. There are many things that need repairing but the landlord will never fix anything. Some things I just let go...
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Attorney review period allows both parties to back out of saleAug 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Q. We signed a contract to sell our home last week. This week, our attorney gets a letter from the buyer's attorney telling us she disapproves of the contract, that ...