. – both (unlicensed) each ordered to pay $25,000 civil penalty for engaging in the unlicensed practice of real estate.SR, Frederick, MD – (unlicensed) ordered to pay a $25,000 civil penalty for engaging in the unlicensed practice of a real estate broker corporation and timeshare resale agent.JS, Mequon, WI – (unlicensed) ordered to cease and desist from selling, brokering or accepting commissions in connection with the sale of Illinois property. ** as an example,look for 'and drafted addenda to contracts without first being licensed to practice law.' on page 14 per http://www.ncrec.gov/Bulletin/pdf/May2009-Vol40-1.pdf. *** In this BP topic, I refer to a case in Cumberland County, NC Special Superior Court for Complex Business Cases where lawyers didn't draft an LLC operating agreement... http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/80546-no-need-for-an-operating-agreement-just-ask-a-lawyer.

Securities and Exchange Commission.Chad Deucher, 42, misled more than 250 investors across the United States by promising them their funds would be used to buy properties and would net them guaranteed returns, the SEC alleges.Instead, their investments were used to pay off previous investors or to support Deucher's personal expenses, including a one-time mortgage payment of more than $84,000 in January 2015, according to the civil complaint filed Jan. 19.U.S.

Account Closed In a former life I practiced in US Tax court and handled several cases before the IRS Appeals Division The dealer vs. investor has been highly litigated area of the law.  

If you're a residential landlord and the tenant or any other property owners left behind property after vacating the premises, see CA Civil Codes 1980 - 1991 before you even think about moving, disposing or keeping their property.

Sure you can litigate in small claims, but it might be a while until you see that money.  

Cops are likely to say it's a  civil issue and you will need to file in court to evict.

Both criminal and civil penalties may occur if it is not immediately removed.

Instead I was told that these people were claiming that they are living there and receiving mail there so it's a civil matter and the police won't remove them.

However, let's just say the roof looks like a civil engineer didn't design it.  

We let them know we would call the police and have a civil standby, and we did that once.