no more than $1,500.00. When I called the town they said I had received notice. I had received something last July stating a lien was being put on the property. I did not know that they could/would sell it. I usually pay my taxes every couple of years and this land has been in my family for over... Read more »
The answer will likely depend on whether the town followed the appropriate statutory procedure, including providing you with proper notice. That will depend on the specific facts of your situation. Did the notice you received last July indicate that you could lose the property to tax lien... Read more »
i was hoping to extend the lease one month he denied it after we decided we did not want to buy the house. and with the stay at home oder we have been having difficulty finding our new home can he evict us on june 1st we live in maine thank you for your help joey
Your landlord can start the eviction process the day after your lease ends. Whether that process can move forward in court will depend on whether the courts will be scheduling and holding hearings in eviction actions at that time.
The son took the safe out of house 2 days before his father died refuses to tell her if there is a will She is 81 And can’t afford d a lawyer what r her rights the house did belong to her husband but his son took deed over before he died son claims
I am sorry, but there aren't enough facts provided to answer your question. Your mom should contact the Maine Center for Elder Law at 207-467-3301 and https://mainecenterforelderlaw.com/.
The short answer is yes, but how you do it really depends on all the facts and circumstances. My partner, Cecilia Guecia, can likely help you with this if you are looking to consult with a lawyer. Her number is 846-6111.
The Adult Protective Services agency only gets involved in certain cases that meet a strict statutory framework. It is difficult to know, without more facts, whether the agency did anything wrong in this case. If you believe more should be done, you could try to get law enforcement involved; you... Read more »
You should review the terms of the contract to see if it addresses this issue.
She lives in Maine with my ex mother in law. Shes lived with her for 11 years, but has no biological relation. All of my daughters family is in Illinois and she wants to be with them. Her guardian will not let her move back or even visit. What can she do? Does she have any rights or say in where... Read more »
your question raises several questions. When you say move back with bio family what does that mean? Her parents or a parent? When you say she has a guardian was this done in probate court in Maine? if so then a parent or some other family member could file a petition to terminate the guardianship.... Read more »
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I think the answer here will likely boil down to the language of the sales agreement. How does it define the property that was sold? Does it say anything about whether the propane in the tank was included? If there is no applicable language, you would probably turn to the typical course of... Read more »
My mother’s ex husband died 18 years ago, her ex husbands daughter did not have a life with my mother
No. Your ex-stepsister would not have any claim to your mother's estate unless your mother had, at some point, left anything to her under a will. In this situation, where she "willed everything" to you, your ex-stepsister's only claim could be under a different or prior will, with which she may try... Read more »
When I was 16 my mother passed away and I took work on a local farm (Maine). They paid me under the table for 7 months and I made less than 4000$. I didn’t know until this morning I had to report this and file taxes. I’m scared I broke the law here and need help. I want to work in law... Read more »
Really? Let me get this straight: Just after you learned that the federal government was getting ready to send out $1,200 checks to everyone who filed their 2018 tax return and paid their taxes you suddenly felt a need to "come clean" about not reporting some $4,000 that you admittedly took... Read more »
Okay so I'm closing on a home in less then a week, seller has not removed items from the property yet that are not under the contract of sale and I'm not sure if he's planning to. Now with that being said these items I would not mind keeping, it he doesn't remove them and we close are they... Read more »
Since you state that the items are not included under the contract of sale, you are not buying them as part of the sale. If he doesn’t remove them and you close, they are not yours; he can come back down the road and want/retrieve them after the sale. There are other laws that would possibly... Read more »
We want chickens but the one who owns the trailer said no the one who owns the land says yes who do I listen to?
Can you kindly explain what you mean by "we want chickens," what you would use the chickens for, where they would be located, and what is the relationship between and among you, "the one who owns the trailer," and "the one who owns the land"? Without this additional information (and perhaps more),... Read more »
We would like to sell our home privately to an interested neighbor for the price they offered. We know we need a closing attorney, but do we need to list in the MLS?
No; you do not need to list on MLS. A private sale is perfectly fine. Listing on MLS will expose your home to a broad pool of potential buyers, which may or may not result in a higher selling price, but it is not mandatory. Good luck!
My spouse was not working in 2019, so we needed a premium tax credit to pay for health care coverage. I also converted an IRA to a Roth IRA (apx value: $80k). I understood I would have to pay taxes on this amount, but I did not expect this type of income would be counted towards my ability to pay... Read more »
It's income.
Probably would have been a good idea to hire a professional to advise you before you made a big decision.
Nothing to be done at this point, you can't just put it back.
Call your representatives and tell them to change title 26 of the US code.
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They then asked for more money after closing can they do this? Kate
Not to answer your question with a question (or two), but what needed to be paid such that they asked you for more money after closing and who is "they"?
My wife and I built a house in the state of Maine . She died,no will. The deed has her name and mine on it. We did not put jt or tic on the deed. In Maine if your spouse dies, the deed would go to me as survivor. But the county told me I can not put it in my name because it does not say joint... Read more »
From the facts as you state them, the deed created a tenancy in common between you and your wife, because that is the default rule in Maine unless the deed states otherwise. What this means is, when she died, her property share passed to her heirs rather than to you as the surviving tenant, so you... Read more »
Purchased 10 acres of land 17 years ago for a future retirement home I plan to build in 4 years. I live in PA currently. I've been paying taxes on the land for 17 years. Someone built an entire home on my property just feet from the property line.
Once the builder and hopeful homeowner... Read more »
The folks who built the home own the home, but they are trespassing on your property, so you would have the ability to bring a lawsuit seeking to compel them to move the home off your property and restore your property to the condition it was in prior to them building the home. Another possible... Read more »
My mother passed away and left her life insurance to my uncle to distribute to us kids. The money was distributed to each kid and he then asked if I would like to invest with him in an account since he can get a higher rate of return and I agreed to invest. He will now not give me the money because... Read more »
The answer depends on what your agreement was with your uncle when you agreed to invest with him. If you have the right to request your money back at any time, then you can likely sue him in an effort to force him to give it back to you.
There is no age requirement; "elder law" or "elder care law" encompasses disability law as well.
Elder care lawyers usually attract clients over 60, but many of the issues they handle (e.g., how to plan for long-term care, how to protect public benefits for someone who may be getting a... Read more »
My girlfriend and her mother both had their names on a mortgage for her trailer. It was paid on decently from 2015 to the end of 2018 when her mother passed away. Afterwards we spent a couple months trying to contact the company we paid mortgage to, which in turn caused us to talk to the owner. We... Read more »
I am sorry, but I would need more information in order to analyze this situation properly. For starters, who is the owner you reference above? Is this person the owner of the trailer? If not, who is the owner of the trailer? Also, who is the holder of the mortgage? Finally, why do you say you... Read more »
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