Jon GoodmanIf a title company will issue survey-related protection based on an Improvement Location Certificate (ILC), why might it be worthwhile for my client to obtain a more rigorous (and more expensive) survey? Last month’s article showed an example where an owner had a title problem which might have been detected prior to closing had the … Continue Reading
If a title company will provide survey-related title insurance protection for a buyer without requiring an Improvement Location Certificate (ILC), why might it still be worthwhile for my buyer to obtain an ILC? If a title company will issue survey-related protection based on an ILC, why might it be worthwhile for my client to obtain … Continue Reading
Co-Author: Amy E. Allison, Esq. Last month we looked at what constituted a trademark and how to search to see if there were any pre-existing marks that were similar. This month we address how to register a mark and therefore protect your rights in it. Registration A state trademark is one that is used within … Continue Reading
Part II In Part I of this article, the differences between listing agreements and property management agreements were discussed. A primary difference is that listing agreements are short-term, while property management agreements contemplate a continuing relationship between manager and owner. There are no Real Estate Commission approved forms for property management. Owners and managers routinely … Continue Reading
Do you have customers who, but for a mistaken entry on their credit report, would otherwise qualify for a mortgage? Recognizing the importance of the credit reporting system, and its potential for error, Congress, in 1970, enacted the Fair Credit Reporting Act (Title 15, United States Code, Section 1681 et seq). Among its purposes … Continue Reading
Part I The nature of a listing agreement is different from a property management agreement. With a sale listing, the owner and the broker contemplate a relatively short term relationship which terminates upon the sale of the property. Unless the seller carries financing, neither the seller nor the broker expect to deal with the property, … Continue Reading
As health care providers compete for patients, they seek locations convenient for patients. This phenomenon has driven clinics, urgent care facilities, and other health care providers into general office and store front retail space Health care providers create special leasing issues. Among other things, health care providers work with chemicals, they produce biomedical waste, their … Continue Reading
Co-Author: Amy E. Allison, Esq Question: I am starting my own real estate company and will invest much of my time and money promoting my company. I have hired a graphic artist to design a logo. How can I avoid using someone else’s name? How can I protect against someone taking advantage of the goodwill … Continue Reading
I bought a house in July 1988 for $137,500 and rented it out for ten years. I took deductions for depreciation in tax years 1988 through 1995, but I forgot to take depreciation deductions in 1996 through 1998. My total depreciation deductions for years 1988 through 1995, as reported on my tax returns, were … Continue Reading
Co-Author: Patricia A. Leighton, Esq. Quit Claims & The $500K Exclusion Part II In the May issue of the Colorado REALTOR, I posed the following scenario, a parent allowed her adult son to live in her second house for the last 2 1/2 years. The parent now wants to sell the house. Can the parent … Continue Reading
