This week’s Minnesota Home Talk Legal Minute discusses the use of life estates, which is part of a larger conversation regarding a technique that I like to call “estate planning by deed.”A key estate planning objective for many individuals is to …
My April 19, 2014 Minnesota Home Talk Legal Minute briefly outlined Minnesota’s mechanic’s lien law, and there is only so much that can be said about mechanic’s liens in sixty seconds. Here, as the late Paul Harvey would say, is the …
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This past week’s Minnesota Home Talk Legal Minute touched on an essential aspect of every real estate transaction; namely, the requirement that the seller convey clear and marketable title to the buyer. You can listen to the segment here. After …
April 5, 2014 marked the beginning of my – and Lommen Abdo’s – affiliation with Minnesota Home Talk. The show’s host, Jason Walgrave was the original host of another real estate radio show which I was formerly affiliated with and …
My March 15 Legal Minute covers a somewhat obscure issue in real estate law which is contained in one of the more controversial federal laws on the books today; namely the Patriot Act. You can listen to the clip here. …
My March 8 Legal Minute addressed the issue of Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments. Click here to listen to the audio.Commercial real estate transactions present a different set of issues than residential transactions. While many of the disclosures …
“Acceptance of less than the full amount of rent due from Tenant does not waive Owner’s right to evict Tenant for any past or existing violation of any term of this Lease.” The above-quoted language is perhaps one of the …
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Closing out the theme of “things people do in real estate transactions when an attorney isn’t involved”, my February 22 Legal Minute touched on a mistake that falls into the “penny wise, pound foolish” category; namely, using a single LLC …
On the February 13, 2014 edition of The Business Forum Show, Kevin Hunter and I discussed issues of commercial real estate leasing which are important for business owners. You can listen to the discussion here. Many business owners choose to …
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This month’s Legal Minute theme of “things people do in real estate transactions when an attorney isn’t involved” continued this week as I touched on one of the more common missteps – attempting to retitle property in the name of …