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According to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors, by 2019, cybercrime will cost businesses over $2 trillion annually.

How to protect yourself from real estate scams

May 20, 2019 at 8:05 a.m.

Q: We are selling our house next month. I recently read about scammers who steal the proceeds from real estate sales. Is this a problem and how can we be...

Laws differ from state to state on inheritance tax, estate tax

May 20, 2019 at 8:04 a.m.

Q: Would you kindly let me know if my son would pay any tax on my inherited house to use it as his residence? A: I don't completely understand your...

Moving expenses are deductible when the move is because of a new job, but the IRS enforces some conditions.

Moving expenses deductible only if certain conditions are met

June 17, 2019 at 3:25 p.m.

Q: We are moving next month to get a new job. Can we deduct moving expenses? A: If you meet three conditions, the answer is yes. First, your new job...

If association money is stolen, the first calls should be to police or the local county/city attorney and your insurance company.

President must act with the board when suing

May 20, 2019 at 8:03 a.m.

Q: Can the president of a condo association use association money to personally sue someone because he believed someone embezzled association money? A: If someone stole association money, two things...

Three people own a property and two want to sell. Now what?

May 20, 2019 at 8:03 a.m.

Q: What are the options when three people own property and only two want to sell? A: Great question, and it brings up one of my pet peeves: two or...

Private meetings of the condo association board at which members decide how to vote may violate state law, warns attorney Benny L. Kass.

Private condo board meetings may violate law

May 20, 2019 at 8:02 a.m.

Q: At our quarterly association meetings, board actions are taken with board members present. My question: When a board member makes a motion, there is a second and the president...

Inherited property is taxed as long-term gain, even if less than one year has elapsed from the time you first took the title.

Are taxes due on an inherited property after sale?

June 11, 2018 at 5:15 a.m.

Q: I inherited a house in July 2013 and sold it in February 2015 for a $25,000 profit. I understand the exemption if it was my house and I lived...

Property managers who collect rent and fees should talk to an attorney versed in debt collection practices.

Do property managers have to comply with debt collection law?

May 20, 2019 at 8:01 a.m.

Q: I am a property manager and work for condominium associations as well as private residential rentals. In both capacities, I have to collect rent and condominium fees, and often...

If a couple going through a divorce are co-owners of their home, both will have to agree to list it for sale.

Who has rights to home sale in a separation?

June 11, 2018 at 7:46 a.m.

Q: My wife and I have been separated for almost five years, but have not divorced. Before we separated, we bought a house, which she lives in by herself. If...

What are the options for dealing with a condo owner who smokes medicinal marijuana?

New condo owner’s cannabis smoking disturbs tenants

May 20, 2019 at 8:01 a.m.

Q: I own and rent a condo in a nice neighborhood. The condo below mine has been sold to a young lady who heavily smokes medicinal cannabis with her boyfriend....

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