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Joshua Dorkin E-Mails Legally Binding According to NY Court: Naldi v Grunberg
16 March 2011 | 2 replies

If you negotiate real estate deals via email, be aware that “handwriting and email should now basically be considered one and the same," as a result of the Naldi v Grunberg case. E-mails may become legally binding ...

Sopheclese Von-laderhosen new lease with clause binding me to pay all legal fees!?
10 November 2013 | 8 replies

Thank you in advance...
I am a NJ tenant having resided in my unit for 5 years with no written lease in place.
Landlord has raised rent and is asking me to sign a lease which contains the following clause...
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Maria M. Rent increase notice if lease already signed?
22 May 2024 | 7 replies

Hello, I have a question about the procedure for rent increase. Since l had to increase rent for a tenant, l first talked about it via phone and text message (it’s very difficult to communicate with them via email), t...

Account Closed Is this Legal through Email?
31 May 2009 | 6 replies

OK, I am good at doing referrals, finding, and birddogging for buyers and sellers and get paid that amount that they pay you for your help, but this bugs me, i had a friend(not a lawyer) tell me that it is legally bin...

Ryan Taylor Can there be such a thing...and would it help...or even be legal
31 October 2024 | 4 replies

If a rental/lease contract is a legally binding document...enforced by collecting rent...or enforced by an eviction process if rent is not paid....then can there not be a document (legally binding) for a tenant to sig...

Ali Samana Short sale and the home buyer tax credit
16 March 2010 | 2 replies

Hi,

I have a short sale in process right now for personal use. I know we don't have to close until the end of June, but what exactly has to be dony by the end of April? I don't want to lose out on the free money fr...

Ethan McRae How much would it cost for a lawyer to check out a contract?
28 April 2020 | 4 replies

My investment partner and I would like to househack together. I am in the process of putting together a contract, however, I would like a lawyer to look it over and give us some feedback on what else should be include...

Mike Kalob Emailed Offers binding?
24 April 2018 | 4 replies

Particularly in NJ?

I believe in NYC, both parties need to sign a contract before anything is binding, but in NJ if I informally email and say I have $XXX,XXX cash if seller accepts, is it binding or do both parties ...

India Estes Assigning an offer to purchase?
31 July 2007 | 9 replies

Can I assign an offer to purchase contract?

When doing an "offer to purchase" do you have to give an earnest money deposit? or not until they accept and we do an actual agreement?

Thank you,

Later...Van :D
:sup...

Yinan Q. Is is legal for seller to accept another offer after agreeing to take the first one?
11 April 2013 | 4 replies

Negotiated with the seller back and forth a few time and finally seller agreed to take my counter offer yesterday. However, seller agent told my agent that they've accepted another offer today before we send in our pa...