Causing Damage to a Neighbor's Property

Generally speaking, if a property owner undertakes an action that results in damage to the property that is owned by his or her neighbor, the offending property owner may be liable.

Types of Tenancies

Usually, when one thinks of the relationship between a landlord and a tenant, what comes to mind is a lease agreement between the parties where the tenant agrees to stay in the leased premises for a specified period of years and pay an agreed upon rent for the privilege of doing so. In actuality, the scenario described above is just one type of tenancy, a tenancy for years. The types of landlord/tenant relationships are as follows:

Estimating the Costs of Interstate Moving Expenses -- The Non-Binding Estimate

Federal law regulates the business of carriers who transport household goods from one state to another. Federal laws and the regulations adopted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) come into play to advise customers of their rights, including the right to have a mover provide a written estimate of the cost of the move. The estimate may be either binding or nonbinding. With each kind of estimate, certain rules apply.

Restrictive Covenants

Restrictive covenants are deed provisions that set forth a unique set of rules applicable to given properties. Often the original builder or developer implements the restrictive covenants when a neighborhood is first developed. Generally speaking, the purpose of restrictive covenants is to ensure a standardized appearance for a specific area. Another purpose of restrictive covenants is to control specified activities within the area.

Sharecropping

Generally speaking, the term "sharecropping" refers to an between a property owner and another person whereby the property owner hires the other person to farm the property owner's land. In exchange for the person's labors, the person is entitled to receive a share of the crop or harvest. Over the years, however, many different forms of sharecropping arrangements have been developed between parties.