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Laughing Grass

Laughing Grass

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manfredo said:
We still use lawyers here in NY too, but we're one of the few states that still does. We have "Abstract of titles" that contain all the deeds of everyone who has ever owned it. Some of the old original ones are fascinating, and are filled with racism and bigotry galore. Like "no Irish allowed to ever own this home", and all the neighborhoods were divided by nationality back in the day. There's sometimes peoples wills included in the abstract. Most other states use title companies now. I honestly know much less about them! My lawyer just charged me $750 to handle my rentals sale, but of course there are a shit ton of other taxes and charges...everyone has their hand out. Then I'll get nailed on capitol gains taxes too.
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Hard to believe that ever happened. You can put whatever you want in your will. There's no way they could enforce it right?

When we were kids and said something that my dad thought was even remotely racist he would remind us that 100 years ago we wouldn't be considered white in Canada... that kinda stuck with me lol.
 
DCcan

DCcan

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Laughing Grass said:
Hard to believe that ever happened. You can put whatever you want in your will. There's no way they could enforce it right?

When we were kids and said something that my dad thought was even remotely racist he would remind us that 100 years ago we wouldn't be considered white in Canada... that kinda stuck with me lol.
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Those were property covenants, restricting use. You can only enforce legal ones which changes over time.
Other covenants expire or are ignored. People who leave land or gifts to towns see them ignored a hundred years later, and the descendant's hardly ever see the court enforce them.
Like land for a park gets transferred to a school, and court rules that "general good" is being achieved.
 
Laughing Grass

Laughing Grass

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DCcan said:
Those were property covenants, restricting use. You can only enforce legal ones which changes over time.
Other covenants expire or are ignored. People who leave land or gifts to towns see them ignored a hundred years later, and the descendant's hardly ever see the court enforce them.
Like land for a park gets transferred to a school, and court rules that "general good" is being achieved.
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It happened here too :(

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I thought that was a US law thing.
 
manfredo

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My POS lawyer still has not called me to let me know if we closed on my rentals yet or not. He was supposed to call me Friday afternoon after the closing...Nope, then I figured I'd get a call 1st thing this morning. Nada. I called him about 3 pm...Crickets. SOB has my money, I think, but more importantly IDK if it's even sold or not. That's what sucks about real estate...the level of unprofessionalism is much much too high. I'd say 80% of Realtors and real estate attorneys are unprofessional and unethical as hell...at least 80% !!
 
Singlemalt

Singlemalt

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manfredo said:
My POS lawyer still has not called me to let me know if we closed on my rentals yet or not. He was supposed to call me Friday afternoon after the closing...Nope, then I figured I'd get a call 1st thing this morning. Nada. I called him about 3 pm...Crickets. SOB has my money, I think, but more importantly IDK if it's even sold or not. That's what sucks about real estate...the level of unprofessionalism is much much too high. I'd say 80% of Realtors and real estate attorneys are unprofessional and unethical as hell...at least 80% !!
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If you actually did close on Friday, and you haven't heard yet, betcha the lawyer is collecting a few days of interest on your money before he releases it to you. Yep I'm extremely cynical, I see it done every month
 
RetiredToker76

RetiredToker76

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Finally finished the grout sealant in the bathroom and put the hardware back on the tub. Took the new-to-me car in for new tires, alignment and general kick all the things and make sure I didn't get a lemon. Put the dispensary order in for RSO for my wife so she doesn't have to take oxys after her surgery Thursday.

Off to take the kid skating for an hour and then pick up the car and RSO when my wife is off work.

Busy busy week, already.
 
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