Property law

Your homeowner’s insurance is meant to protect much more than just the dwelling you live in. Your policy also covers your personal belongings up to a certain value. Should you damage or lose any of your possessions due to fire, a natural disaster or theft, your policy covers repair or replacement costs up to a set amount – even if the loss occurs while you are traveling or away from home. Some high-end items, however, may not be covered under your policy, and this definitely includes expensive…

In order to be able to pay these increased prices landlords felt the need to enclose further property in order to make more money; leading to further loss of jobs and a rise in poverty. This worsened the divide between affluent and impoverished and although the Amicable Grant was discontinued almost immediately it had still done damage by leaving…

Home Submit Articles Top Authors Latest Articles Top Articles FAQ Login Home » Home and Family Overhead Garage Doors - You Don't Have to Spend a Fortune to Get Great Doors By Doron Morgan Feb 21, 2012 It's not necessary to spend a lot of money to get what you want when it comes to good garage doors. Many overhead garage doors can be bought very inexpensively, but they do cost more if you want them in custom colors or in a particular kind of style that is outside of what…

What do Jimmy Hoffa, McDonald’s special sauce, and selling a home have in common? Secrets, and plenty of them. Though the first two examples may retain their mystery for the foreseeable future, the real estate experts at Coldwell Banker Yost Real Estate in Bluefield, WV are more than happy to share their tried and true home-selling recipe. Read on to get the inside scoop. Real Estate: Selling Secrets Price it Right Determine the market value of your home and reduce the sale price by 10%-15%.…

Good question. Liability protection covering you against lawsuits for both property damage and bodily injury caused by you, family members or even pets is provided by renters insurance. The costs of defending yourself in court and any potential court awards are paid for up to the limits of your policy. When you sit down to determine…

Any nefarious visitor to your property is likely to inflict costly damage, setting you back. While no plan for protection is fool-proof, taking the following steps can deter unwanted guests to your property and might also secure you lower costs for the insurance: Don't forget to retrieve any security equipment you use to protect one property, as you can continue to use it for the next home you buy for flipping while it's vacant too,…

It has become a major concern that low and moderate –income senior citizens are opting to sell their properties for they cannot afford the rising property taxes in gentrifying neighborhood. In light of this discussion of displacement due to gentrification, we urge local governments to increase funding for existing senior home repair programs and prioritize those in neighborhoods experiencing gentrification. To add, an alternative option would be to provide tax breaks for senior homeowners when…

principle underlying the Public Use Clause. In both those cases, the extraordinary, precondemnation use of the targeted property inflicted affirmative harm on society in Berman through blight resulting from extreme poverty and in Midkiff through oligopoly resulting from extreme wealth. And in both cases, the relevant legislative body had found that eliminating the existing property use was necessary to remedy the harm.” (Kelo v. City of New London Dissenting Opinion, 8). Justice O’Connor agrees…

and the record label, Universal Records were also included in the suit due to their involvement in the song. While Pharrell, the co writer to “Blurred Lines”, was clearly influenced by Gayes work, which he admits to, he did not break any copyright laws. Pharrell made sure that the two song differed in melody, harmony, and rhythm, so while the two song may have sounded similar, he did not infringe on Gaye’s work. However after seven days on trial the jury found Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke…

Ownership can be defined in a number of ways. Some regard ownership in terms of things are tangible, such as a house or a car, while others adopt a broader definition of ownership that encompasses internal as well as external traits, such as knowledge of a subject or self-understanding. Given the ephemeral nature of tangible items, self-identity is more accurately expressed through the unique qualities people have and how they use them in order to better themselves and the world around them. In…