Tag: Homeowners

Homeowners should follow 2 golden rules when it comes to tree law

Written by Federal Title on 2012-12-07.

While trees provide shade and beauty to our homes, they can also wreak havoc when not properly maintained or cared for. As a homeowner, it’s important to understand your responsibilities when it comes to tree care and the law. By following...

Homeowner’s guide to surface water law

Written by Federal Title on 2012-11-30.

What if you are suffering flooding and damage to your property from water running off from your neighbor’s property? Is your neighbor liable? Must your neighbor take action to avert the water runoff? In the District of Columbia, the neighbor...

What does ‘ground rent’ mean?

Written by Federal Title on 2012-06-06.

A ground rent refers to a scenario where an individual owns his house, but someone else owns the actual property (the “ground”). The homeowner pays the ground rent owner an annual fee, or a ground rent, as a rent on the land. In Baltimore,...

Borrower pays $2,000 for in-office closing?

Written by Federal Title on 2012-04-18.

Your refinance loan application has just been approved and your lender asks if you have a preference in selecting a title company. The borrower (name redacted) in the HUD-1 you see below answered “No” to this question and was...

$25B settlement means mortgage help for servicemembers, veterans

Written by Federal Title on 2012-03-27.

The Justice Department announced it had reached a $25 billion settlement with the nation’s five largest banks (Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Ally, JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America) and 49 states regarding nationwide mortgage fraud last month. In...

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Tag: Homeowners

Homeowners should follow 2 golden rules when it comes to tree law

Homeowner’s guide to surface water law

What does ‘ground rent’ mean?

Borrower pays $2,000 for in-office closing?

$25B settlement means mortgage help for servicemembers, veterans

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