As an Alabama property owner, you might know that the government can sometimes take all or part of your property if it must use it for some other legitimate purpose. This is called a taking or a condemnation and the government must pay you compensation for it. The...
Real Estate Law
Easements: Who can use them, and can they be conveyed?
Can your neighbor use the private road on your property to reach the main road? Or can the electric company enter your backyard when you are not home to perform maintenance and repairs on equipment? In many situations like these, your neighbor or a utility company can...
When siblings inherit the family farm, how will it be divided?
You and your siblings inherited the family farm. No one wants to sell it, but how do you divide it up so that each of you winds up owning your fair share of the land? Or what if one sibling wants to sell the farm, but the others do not? In either case, the land must...
How can I clear up a cloud on the title to my property?
Selling or buying a home in Little Rock is not always a straightforward process. Sometimes the title search brings up a cloud on the title that must be resolved before the property can be sold. The way to resolve a cloud on a title is to file a quiet title action....