Continuing on this month’s Legal Minute theme of “things people do in real estate transactions when an attorney isn’t involved”, this week I discuss another common mistake: mistaking the abbreviated legal description listed on a County’s property tax information website …
February’s Legal Minutes all follow a consistent theme; namely, mistakes that people make in real estate transactions that could be avoided by using a knowledgeable real estate attorney (i.e., me). The February 1 segment deals with Owner and Encumbrance reports. …
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My latest Legal Minute touches on Minnesota’s requirement for a Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement in residential real estate transactions. You can listen to the clip here. The Seller’s Property Disclosure Statement satisfies the disclosure requirements of Minnesota Statutes Sections 513.52-513.60. …
Continuing on discussions about legally required disclosures in Minnesota real estate transactions, my January 18 Legal Minute covered Minnesota’s disclosure requirements pertaining to wells.Well disclosure is the process by which the seller of property provides information to the buyer and the …
This week’s Legal Minute focuses on Minnesota’s requirement that whether a home has been formerly used to make methamphetamine (i.e., whether it has been used as a “meth lab”) must be disclosed in any sale of residential real estate. To …
Why not start with a new Minnesota law for my first Real Estate Radio Hour Legal Minute of 2014? The new law is Minnesota’s Radon Awareness Act. You can listen to the clip here. What is radon, and what does …
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Have you ever started watching a movie only to see the phrase “inspired by true events” appear on the screen? You could say that each of the December 2013 Legal Minute segments was inspired by true events. In other words, …
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It was a show five years in the making. Anyone who has followed this blog from the beginning, or my earliest Facebook posts, will recall the saga of “My Favorite Neighbor”, the seemingly neverending array of stories related to the …
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November’s Legal Minute segments cover a variety of issues – liens, loans and title issues, to name a few. Click on the links below to listen: Constitutional Lien (November 2, 2013)Transfer on Death Deed (November 9, 2013)Non-Recourse Loans (November 16, …
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October’s Legal Minutes focus on an important issue for residential and commercial property owners; namely, municipal land use restrictions. Comprehensive plans, zoning, subdivision regulations are all covered, along with the municipal body – the planning commission – that advises the …
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