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Q:   I am writing as I live in a condo complex consisting of 296 units and we had a meeting on March 29 to elect new board members. At this meeting two new members were elected, but due to these ...

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Q:     Last July, an elderly homeowner paid an “attorney” $500 to make her President of our Condo Association. She was not a board member, nor had permission of the board to hire anyone. There was a meeting with only 4 ...

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Q: My daughter is about to close on a condo unit, as the first owner of the unit. She is buying the unit all cash. The cost for owner’s title insurance is over $3,000 and she asked me why she ...

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Q:     We are in the process of selling our house, and have just read about some scams that somehow are able to divert the sales proceeds away from the seller to some far-away place across the globe. Do you know ...

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Q:   I read an item in your column today with dismay that you did not complete the picture. You suggested it would be a good idea for parents to purchase a home in a college neighborhood for their daughter, who ...

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Q:   I read your article weekly, but now I have a dilemma for you. We recently bought a house for our kids to grow up in. It was built in 1965. Previously the inspector found some relatively minor issues that ...

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Q:   I am considering selling my house and moving out of state to be closer to grandchildren. I have been looking at condos online and I am confused. Is it an indication of problems if there are several for sale ...

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Q:   I am emailing you on behalf of my mother. I am an avid reader of your column. I know you deal with questions relating to Condominiums, but I assume you know the real estate laws here in Illinois. My ...

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Q:     Sometimes when a couple decides to get engaged/married if one partner has more assets than the other they frequently sign a legal contract called a pre-nuptial agreement – designed to protect assets already in hand before the marriage (an ...

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Q:   I own a house with my ex. We are joint tenants. About six years ago he signed a deed which gives me entire ownership of the house. However, he asked me not to record it because he doesn’t want ...

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