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	<title>Gary Landau</title>
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	<description>Coral Springs Real Estate and Probate Attorney</description>
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		<title>Q: I fell behind in my maintenance payments and found a person willing to lend me the money in a complex transaction. Now that person says he owns my house. I think I have been the victim of a scam.</title>
		<link>http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-i-fell-behind-in-my-maintenance-payments-and-found-a-person-willing-to-lend-me-the-money-in-a-complex-transaction-now-that-person-says-he-owns-my-house-i-think-i-have-been-the-victim-of-a-scam-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A: There are a number of scams out there that homeowners must be wary of, or you can indeed lose your house even if you owe only a relatively small amount of money. In one scam, the “lender” agrees to &#8230; <a href="http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-i-fell-behind-in-my-maintenance-payments-and-found-a-person-willing-to-lend-me-the-money-in-a-complex-transaction-now-that-person-says-he-owns-my-house-i-think-i-have-been-the-victim-of-a-scam-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Q: I’m drafting a will and want to leave my house to my children, not my current (second) wife. A friend says I can’t do this. Can I?</title>
		<link>http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-im-drafting-a-will-and-want-to-leave-my-house-to-my-children-not-my-current-second-wife-a-friend-says-i-cant-do-this-can-i/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A: This is a question I am asked regularly from clients on their second marriage who are drafting their wills. They want to leave their house to their biological children, not a current, often late-in-life spouse. However, Florida law provides &#8230; <a href="http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-im-drafting-a-will-and-want-to-leave-my-house-to-my-children-not-my-current-second-wife-a-friend-says-i-cant-do-this-can-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Q: Does it make a difference whether I close on a house I am buying on a specific date of the month?</title>
		<link>http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-does-it-make-a-difference-whether-i-close-on-a-house-i-am-buying-on-a-specific-date-of-the-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A: It doesn’t make much of a difference, so you should schedule your closing for when it is most convenient for you and the seller. The out-of-pocket costs you must pay at closing are a bit lower when you close &#8230; <a href="http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-does-it-make-a-difference-whether-i-close-on-a-house-i-am-buying-on-a-specific-date-of-the-month/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Q: My widowed father just passed away. His condo was owned in a revocable living trust and I am the successor trustee. Do I have to do anything to own the home outright?</title>
		<link>http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-my-widowed-father-just-passed-away-his-condo-was-owned-in-a-revocable-living-trust-and-i-am-the-successor-trustee-do-i-have-to-do-anything-to-own-the-home-outright/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A: First, my sympathies for your loss. As to your question, assuming the trust names you as both the successor trustee and the beneficiary of the condo, decisions about the home passed to you upon your father’s death. In fact, &#8230; <a href="http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-my-widowed-father-just-passed-away-his-condo-was-owned-in-a-revocable-living-trust-and-i-am-the-successor-trustee-do-i-have-to-do-anything-to-own-the-home-outright/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Q: My wife and I just saw a home we love, and we want to buy it. However, we have not yet put our house on the market. Given how it is taking longer to sell property these days, is there a way we can still buy our dream house?</title>
		<link>http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-my-wife-and-i-just-saw-a-home-we-love-and-we-want-to-buy-it-however-we-have-not-yet-put-our-house-on-the-market-given-how-it-is-taking-longer-to-sell-property-these-days-is-there-a-way-we-can/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A: With the housing market cooling, buyers might want to consider selling their property before they go looking for a new one. However, since you have already found a house you love, it’s too late to take that option. You &#8230; <a href="http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-my-wife-and-i-just-saw-a-home-we-love-and-we-want-to-buy-it-however-we-have-not-yet-put-our-house-on-the-market-given-how-it-is-taking-longer-to-sell-property-these-days-is-there-a-way-we-can/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Q: I am interested in buying a condomium conversion unit for investment purposes. The contract looks like a standard form. Should I just sign it?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A: No legal agreement is ever a standard form. It is always subject to negotiation on both sides. Especially now that the market has softened, the seller may be even more willing to make concessions. This is important because many &#8230; <a href="http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-i-am-interested-in-buying-a-condomium-conversion-unit-for-investment-purposes-the-contract-looks-like-a-standard-form-should-i-just-sign-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Q: I am buying a house and we have a written contract. The seller has told me she will leave certain things in the house, such as the fixtures and drapes, but this is not in the contract. Is her word binding?</title>
		<link>http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-i-am-buying-a-house-and-we-have-a-written-contract-the-seller-has-told-me-she-will-leave-certain-things-in-the-house-such-as-the-fixtures-and-drapes-but-this-is-not-in-the-contract-is-her-word/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A: As a lawyer friend of mind likes to say, if it’s not in writing it’s as if it never happened. To be enforceable, an agreement must be written down and signed by both parties. Your lawyer or Realtor can &#8230; <a href="http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-i-am-buying-a-house-and-we-have-a-written-contract-the-seller-has-told-me-she-will-leave-certain-things-in-the-house-such-as-the-fixtures-and-drapes-but-this-is-not-in-the-contract-is-her-word/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Q: My elderly mother owns a condo, but she has recently become ill. Should I take steps now to avoid having to probate her condo in the event she gets sicker and dies?</title>
		<link>http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-my-elderly-mother-owns-a-condo-but-she-has-recently-become-ill-should-i-take-steps-now-to-avoid-having-to-probate-her-condo-in-the-event-she-gets-sicker-and-dies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A: A growing number of attorneys are turning to “lady bird deeds” in just these situations. Your mother could do one of these deeds to put you (and any siblings you have, if appropriate) on the deed. She would retain &#8230; <a href="http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-my-elderly-mother-owns-a-condo-but-she-has-recently-become-ill-should-i-take-steps-now-to-avoid-having-to-probate-her-condo-in-the-event-she-gets-sicker-and-dies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Q: I want to add my son to my deed so when I die he will already have the condo. Are there any implications that I am not aware of?</title>
		<link>http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-i-want-to-add-my-son-to-my-deed-so-when-i-die-he-will-already-have-the-condo-are-there-any-implications-that-i-am-not-aware-of/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A: Putting a child on your deed can be a good form of estate planning&#8211;one that I do sometimes recommend to my clients. But there are some things you need to be aware of: First, you need to check the &#8230; <a href="http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-i-want-to-add-my-son-to-my-deed-so-when-i-die-he-will-already-have-the-condo-are-there-any-implications-that-i-am-not-aware-of/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Q: My Realtor is urging me to use the title company she recommends. Is there a benefit&#8211;or a risk&#8211;in doing so?</title>
		<link>http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-my-realtor-is-urging-me-to-use-the-title-company-she-recommends-is-there-a-benefit-or-a-risk-in-doing-so/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A: Sometimes Realtors push buyers to use a specific title company to handle the closing. Buyers often don’t know that many of these title companies are actually owned by or have a financial relationship with the Realtor’s office. A recent &#8230; <a href="http://www.garylandau.com/2012/03/q-my-realtor-is-urging-me-to-use-the-title-company-she-recommends-is-there-a-benefit-or-a-risk-in-doing-so/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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