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Will an insurance company insure our home if there is a unpermitted cottage?

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Happy asked: I'm in the process of buying a foreclosure home (Saratoga,CA, can't transfer the insurance since it has already lapsed) that has a detached unpermitted cottage (2 bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom and living room total of 900 sq ft), the main home also has a unpermitted converted garage that is ...

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How long does a title company have to submit a new title to the registrar of deeds?

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

cutiemamaof3 asked: We purchased a home in June, and have recently discovered that the title has not been registered with the registrar of deeds office in our county (Mecklenburg). We called the title company, and evidently they sent the title via snail mail in late August 2006. Is ...

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