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Harvey S. Jacobs has a long, established history of writing about legal issues. His articles have been published all over, with his column “The House Lawyer” being published in the Washington Post for over a decade.
Supreme Court of the United States – TYLER v. HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, ET AL Unanimous Opinion – May 25, 2023
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ALTA Outgoing Wire Preparation Checklist
ALTA-Outgoing-Wire-Preparation-Checklist-v.2.0-08-19-2019-1Download For more information visit the American Land & Title Association website: https://www.alta.org/business-tools/information-security.cfm
ALTA Rapid Response Plan for Wire Fraud Incidents – Response Worksheet
RapidResponseWorksheet-PDF For more resources and information go to the American Land & Title Association's website: https://www.alta.org/business-tools/information-security.cfm
ALTA Rapid Response Plan for Wire Fraud Incident
ALTA-Rapid-Response-Plan-for-Wire-Fraud-Incidents-v.2.5-09-21-2020-3 For more information go to: https://www.alta.org/business-tools/information-security.cfm
DC Statutory Power of Attorney Form (§ 21-2603.01)
§-21–2603.01.-Statutory-power-of-attorney-form.-_-D.C.-Law-LibraryDownload For Real Estate Power of Attorneys see language to be included below: § 21–2603.03. Additional notice if power of attorney authorizes real estate transactions. If a power of attorney authorizes...
The most misunderstood clause in a real estate contract: The financing contingency
By Harvey S. Jacobs July 20, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EDT In the home-buying process, buyers and sellers should negotiate to write contingencies into their contract to mitigate risk. For example, sellers may want to condition their obligation to sell on finding and...
The changing laws on remote online notarization
By Harvey S. Jacobs June 22, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EDT On July 25, 2000, the first paperless real estate transaction took place in Broward County in Florida. That transaction involved a home purchase and financing and took less than five minutes to record. Immediately,...
What should be in your property management contract
Published on May 27, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. EDT Q: Over the years we have acquired a small residential rental portfolio that we self-manage. Despite the current market uncertainty, we believe the market for rentals will be strong for the foreseeable future. We want to...
The risks and benefits of rent-to-own agreements
Published May 6, 2020 at 7:30 a.m. EDT Q: We have a flip that we put on the market right before the coronavirus crisis hit. The target buyer for our house is a first-time home buyer relying on a government-backed loan, and showings have dropped to zero. We want to...