Garrett F Anderson
Grounds for lawsuit? Tenant Injured on Staircase
Hello BP!I heard a story the other day from a landlord in my hometown and I wanted to ask some questions related to it concerning protection from lawsuits or who is liable. The situation: The tenants live in an up/ ...
Mike Eisenhut
Franchiser filled lawsuit, worried of loosing rentals.
Just today we found out (my mother and I) that a franchise she signed a contract with back in 2006. Just filed to take her to court for $40k of the remaining contract. Very long story short. The Franchise owners st...
Raquel Baranow
Capitalizing legal fees related to realestate lawsuit
Last year I had about $60k in legal fees, which I classified as a business expense. Should I have capitalized the $60k (or a part of the $60k)? I sold the land related to the legal-fees/lawsuit and am now going to hav...
Ben Smith
Legality of in-law suit house hack.
I have a question regarding the legality of house hacking using a single family home with and in-law suite, in Hamilton, Ontario.I am looking at a single family property, with an in-law suite (illegal basement apartme...
Mikel Kaubfa
Have a property with in law suite
I have a SFH, zoned SFH, that has an in-law suite that shares a wall with the main house but has no other access. It has its own exterior door and slider. It has a kitchenette with no stove.
I spoke to city previousl...
Eric Andersen
Tiny home - ladder to loft (potential lawsuit?)
Hi there, I see lots of tiny homes with steep ladders to the sleeping area. I'm curious how you protect yourself from the risk of people slipping and falling and suing?
Laura Guy
Landlord Association Files Lawsuit against governor/state
I am proud to announce that IPRA along with several housing providers has formally filed a lawsuit against Governor Eric Holcomb and the State of Indiana for the unlawful Eviction Moratoriums. We call on Attorney Tod...
Reese W.
How often do landlords actually lose lawsuits?
I'm under the impression that the notion you must get an LLC otherwise you will get personally sued and lose all your belongings is a bit of a wives tale, and Brandon has done some great talks about it (https://www.y...
Michael Downs
Renting mother in law suite/basement unit
I’m relatively new to REI. I am looking for my second property and found an off market 2 flat with unfinished basement in a transitional neighborhood in Chicago. The numbers are OK with only a 5% cash on cash with on...
Jay Poires
Seller has dementia. How to avoid lawsuit?
I’m in the process of purchasing a property via a wholesaler and we’ve scheduled the closing at a title company I’m familiar with. I was just made aware that the woman selling the house has “dementia” (I don’t know ho...