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16 May 2010 | 13 replies
That statues says if someone uses someone else' property for some number of years, they can make a legitimate claim of ownership.
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11 June 2009 | 19 replies
The law that covers this is (I can not site the actual wording) the law that states the homeowner must do everything possible to PREVENT WASTE.It is under this statue that a lot of homes get taken by the authorities because the homeowner should have known that their renter was creating waste on the property by their illegal activities.
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16 September 2010 | 18 replies
The box stores have some generic but pleasing to most designs in stock, which mimic the granite and marble look everyone wants these days.
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24 September 2010 | 37 replies
Handcarving the marble tile or something?
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16 September 2010 | 19 replies
For the COA/HOA to be able that statue it needs to be recorded with the city so you can verify that.
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26 December 2019 | 18 replies
Ask for a reference to a specific statue.
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11 November 2010 | 22 replies
Cops won't do anything.Maybe put invisible mouse traps on the toilet seat so when they sit down it the mouse trap now turns into a balls trap...or or or put a bunch of clear marbles on the floor and walkway so they fall all over the place walking in...Or leave the door ajar slightly and put a 5 gallon bucket of red oil based paint sitting on the top of the cracked door ledge so when they open it they get painted and you can follow there tracks to catch them..just kidding obviously but if it's a good deal and you don't own it it's not really your problem...
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12 November 2009 | 16 replies
Good idea while you're at it you can wholesale the statue of liberty for $100,000 :mrgreen: