A power of attorney (POA) agent is often times also called an “attorney-in-fact”. This person is appointed by some one to legally represent them for specific or general tasks or situations. This is done by creating a power of attorney form, it only needs to be notarized (recorded by your county) if it involves real estate.

In the sphere of homeownership, a legal divorce can cause a great deal of confusion. The question which hangs heavily over the separation is how to split up all of the joint assets. Some ex-spouses make it very easy by simply handing over everything and making a clean split. However, this is usually not the case, and certain issues can become quite complex. Perhaps the most complicated of these is how to split the home in half. And this question of real estate ownership depends primary on the state in which you live.

1) What is title insurance? How much does it cost? Should I buy it?

When assembling a real-estate deal involving other investors sometimes referred to as “syndication”, one must comply with state and possibly federal securities laws. When securities are issued, they must be registered or fit within an exemption. Otherwise the investors later may be able to sue the principals B and the State and - or SEC can impose fines and jail sentences. Frequently an offering is structured to fit within exemptions to the laws that otherwise require registration of the securities. One must weigh the advertising needed, whether financial requirements will eliminate too many investors, whether investors will come from more than one state, etc. to determine the best exemption.

What the Law Says

In China, neither domestic companies nor Foreign Invested
Enterprises may own land outright; instead they own Land Use
Rights. There are two kinds of Land Use Rights – Allocated and
Granted. In comparison with Western common law concepts,
Allocated Land Use Rights are in some way similar to
leaseholds, and Granted Land Use Rights are in some ways
similar to life estates.

Allocated Land Use Rights are generally provided by the
government for an indefinite period (usually to state-owned
entities) and cannot be pledged, mortgaged, leased, or
transferred by the user. Furthermore, Allocated land can be
reclaimed by the government at any time.

Real estate lawyers take head. Waiting in the tall grass of your client’s real estate development project may be a thorny copyright issue that could cost your client all of the profit it earned on the project, and would probably buy you a serious malpractice claim.

In the course of developing a real estate project, whether it is a residential community or a commercial project, a central component of the project is the architectural plan. Unless the developer (and the developer’s counsel) are aware of how the Copyright laws affects what the developer can (and more importantly, can’t) do with the plan, the developer may find itself on the receiving end of a Copyright infringement lawsuit. Why? Because an architectural plan, as well as other architectural works, are protected under Copyright laws, and these laws govern who owns the plans and what can and can’t be done with the plan.

In Rhode Island most buy and sell agreements (purchase and sales agreements) for single-family homes are on a form prepared by the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. The Purchase and Sales Agreement is a very important legal document that typically sets forth the sales price, time, date and place of the residential real estate closing, contingencies based on financing, as well as many other provisions.

You may attempt to negotiate modifications to this agreement and are not obligated to sign the standard form. Prior to signing the Purchase and Sales Agreement, the buyer should contact a Rhode Island lawyer / attorney who specializes in real estate law, residential real estate closings and title law.

In modern America, many neighborhoods are organized as developments. Such developments often have rules and regulations that can be surprisingly restrictive.

Planned developments are all the rage these days in real estate. A developer doesn’t just build a bunch of homes any more. Now, they build an image of a particular type of living style. To maintain this image, the developments come with rules and regulations that can be very overbearing. If you fail to read them thoroughly before making an offer on a home, you may be in for a nasty surprise when you move in.

I have accepted the role of real estate broker along with that of free-lance writer, college business teacher, and TV host. I gained my license and am practicing in Arizona. My advise, however, is good anywhere.

While you will find other articles I have written on real estate, one I refer my “i need your help on this real estate problem” queries to is “remember, you have a building with walls, a kitchen, bathroom and backyard along with garage or carport.

This is part two of a three part series on the Rhode Island divorce process including divorce strategy. In part one, I discussed the initial stages of a divorce from finding a Rhode Island Attorney to filing for divorce. Please see below for a link to part one of this series.

This article discusses divorce strategy and the divorce process after filing for divorce. This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. It is a very bad idea for a person to represent themselves in a Rhode Island divorce without a lawyer.