Purchase Contract Determines who gets Appliances

By Christopher Combs | October 25, 2015

  Question: We are scheduled to close escrow next week on a house in Peoria which was listed in the MLS as “including the refrigerator and the microwave.”  Our purchase contract, however, did not specifically mention these two appliances.  The sellers have now informed us that they will be taking these two appliances with them…

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Law Requires Specific Wording on How Title is Held

By Christopher Combs | February 22, 2015

  Question:  My husband and I are in an argument about how to hold title to real estate in order to avoid probate.  My husband says that, if the deed to our home says “and/or,” the surviving spouse will automatically acquire title to the real estate without any probate.  According to my husband, the reason that…

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