Tom Resnick
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Missing sister entitled to half of home sale proceedsSep 01, 2023 6:00 am - Q: My dad passed away some time ago and my mom just recently passed. They owned their home for more than 40 years. They had two children, me and my sister. Mom had a wil...
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It will take a month or more to evict tenantJul 14, 2023 6:00 am - Q: I have a tenant who has been living in my condo for the past three years. He signs a written lease each year. The current one-year lease expires at the end of June. I...
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Conflicting documents keep siblings at odds over mother's houseJun 02, 2023 7:00 am - Q: My mother passed away a short time ago. She had been sick for some time and I moved into her home to care for her. She was quite disabled and I had to quit my job to ...
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Who owns a property is public record in IllinoisApr 28, 2023 6:00 am - Q: I will be purchasing a property within the next few weeks and would like to keep my ownership from becoming public knowledge. A friend suggested that after I purchase...
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Lien is invalid if homeowner was not notifiedJan 06, 2023 6:00 am - Q: My husband and I hired someone to do some repairs around our house. This included some roof repair, painting and the replacement of many cedar boards. Although we had...
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After mother's death, family wants brother to vacate her houseDec 09, 2022 6:00 am - By Tom resnick Q: My brother has been living with (and sponging off) my mother for the past 15 years. Mom recently passed away. As far as we know, she did not have a wil...
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COVID ends business, but not lease payments, shortly after openingNov 04, 2022 6:00 am - By Tom Resnick Q: My husband and I rented office space in 2019 for a small business we were running. The timing wasn't great with COVID around the corner and we struggle...
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How to share property ownership with an investment partnerOct 07, 2022 7:00 am - Q. Me and a friend of mine are looking for a fixer-up property to purchase. Each of us is putting half the money down and we will split the mortgage payments and other h...
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Should you buy a house without proper building permits?Jul 16, 2022 7:00 am - Q: We are purchasing a house from longtime friends of ours. Up until now, we have not felt the need to hire an attorney as we are paying cash for the house and know for ...
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Senior tax 'freeze' prevents big increases in property taxesJun 10, 2022 6:00 am - Q: My wife and I applied for and received the senior tax exemption for our home. Recently a friend told me he also had a senior freeze. He attempted to explain it to me ...