SCDOT I-20/26/126 Corridor Improvement Project We all know how dangerous I-26 can be once you reach Columbia and attempt to navigate the interchanges at I-20 or I-126. As this area is colloquially known as “malfunction junction,” South Carolina is now moving forward to help ease the...
Residential Real Estate Closings in South Carolina: Do I Need a Lawyer? A real estate closing is the practice of law in South Carolina, and therefore, must be supervised by a licensed South Carolina attorney. State v. Buyers Service Co., 357 S.E.2d 15 (S.C. 1986). The...
A Texas Home Owner’s Association requested a homeowner, who is expecting a baby at Christmas, to remove early Christmas décor after the family installed decoration on November 1. The residents responded with adding an inflatable Grinch to their lawn labeled “HOA.” You can read the...
Traditional home purchase financing has barriers for certain buyers and sellers who would typically purchase property outright. Some buyers face the high the cost of obtaining a loan or sellers know their property may not pass a bank inspection. When faced with these challenges people...
There are very strict rules and regulations that landlords are required to follow when evicting a tenant. In a typical eviction proceeding, when you have violated an aspect of your lease agreement, your landlord will provide you with Notice of Termination for Cause; which can...
A common feature of many real estate transactions is a provision for escrow. This simply means that some part of the transaction is given to a third party (the escrow agent) to hold until a certain event takes place, and then that part of the...