You're buying a house. The title search comes back and your attorney flags two deeds from the 1940s buried in the chain of title. Suddenly there's a laundry list of restrictions on what you cannot do with the property. Examples could include no expansion of...
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That Issue You Found in the House: Is It Really a Dealbreaker?
For most buyers, the hardest part of a home purchase is not spotting a problem but deciding how much it should matter. That is where a good real estate team (realtor and attorney) earns its keep. The value experienced professionals bring is balance, objectivity, and...
You Put Your Shed Too Close to the Line? Time Might Be on Your Side
I have reviewed many surveys in the course of my real estate practice. Every so often, one shows a structure that doesn't meet the property's current setback requirements. It may be a garage sitting a few feet too close to the side yard, a porch that creeps into the...
Adverse Possession? Squatter’s Rights? All You Need to Know in Connecticut
Most people assume that if they own property, it remains theirs until they sell it. As a general rule, that's true. The exception is a concept known as adverse possession, which means that if someone has been using a portion of your property openly and without...