Escape Clause

Primary business district of a city or urbanized area having the areas major governmental offices, professional, and retail businesses represented. ...

Heated structure needed to raise fowl. ...

Legal obligation stemming from a civil wrong or injury for which a court remedy is justified. A tort liability arises because of a combination of a direct violation of a person's rights, ...

Government laws designed to improve market efficiency, encourage competition, and curtail unfair trade practices by reducing barriers to entry, breaking up monopolies, and preventing ...

Beams providing structural floor support. Flooring is directly attached to the floor joists. See also joist. ...

Refurbishing or rebuilding a property, such as a house, back to its original or earlier condition. ...

Rental in which the lessee obtains major property rights. Although not legally a purchase of property, theoretical substance governs over legal form and requires that the leased property be ...

The spouse's legal right, upon the death of his wife (or her husband), to a life estate in all lands she (or he) owned. ...

Is a beach house a good investment?, you ask us. No. A beach house is a GREAT investment. And there are a number of reasons for that. On the finance side, beach houses are a great ...

A gated community is a community of homes where you must pass through a security gate in order to enter the community. ...

Wondering how to calculate the fair market value of a property? It helps if you understand that it’s all about an estimate; you’ll hardly bull’s-eye-it. Fair market ...

The right of a property owner to have and enjoy all of the advantages of property ownership including air right, mineral rights, riparian rights, and rights to alluvion, as well as manmade ...

You know what is the truest answer to “who can put a lien on your house”? Yourself. We’re not trying to be smart here; it’s the truth. Failing to pay up a ...

When a home is marked “as is”, it means the home seller will not take part on any renovations, will not fix any defects the home buyer might bump into. If the home buyer wants ...

Equity is the financial interest or cash value of your home, minus the current loan balance(s). If selling the home, this would also be minus any costs incurred in selling the home. If ...

There’s really no easy and quick answer to “how much money can I borrow to buy a home?” It will all depend on the overall financial health of the area in question, the ...