As a property owner, I would be seen as the rich dude.Although some lawyers say they settle for the amount of the insurance coverage, there is nothing to stop the court from awarding a larger amount if the plaintiff's lawyer decides to go for it.

But probate takes time and the courts assess where the assets should be going whether a will or not.

Since I handled my own court cases and owned a lot of properties, I spent a lot of wasted time, typing up the Quits, the Summons and Complaints, to only have the tenants pay their rent just under the wire.

They have challenged her many times in court when she's wanted to raise the rent.

Send them a letter telling them you will be taking them to Small Claims Court to collect any abnormally high utility bills.Then take them yo court.

Question three: Can this deal be done through a title company or does it have to go through the courts? 

@Charlie MacPherson ''Real estate broker'', hereinafter referred to as broker, any person who for another person and for a feeThe gray area is figuring out what counts as working on the behalf of someone else, that can get tricky, i've seen these things litigated in court so i'm speaking from experience on that one. 

It all boils down to your contract, if it was a lumpsum, then you are out of luck, if it only said "Demo, Paint, Finish Basement -- $30,000", for sure they could call Demo 10k then the rest 20k -- hell, they could even declare that demo was 20k and 10k for the rest, and you'll owe them money.

The law does not make clear what happens at the end of 30 days, if the residents can just be removed or I will need to go to court and start the legal eviction process.

Further, you must include language in the real estate contract entitled “Lead Warning Statement” declaring that you have met all notification requirements.