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Fishbone & Scheer, A Professional Corporation

Areas Of Practice

  • Business Law and Entity Formation
  • Estate Administration, Wills and Trusts
  • Real Estate Agreements, Settlement Services
  • Zoning and Planning Matters
  • General Civil and Trial Practice before all Courts
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Real Estate

Housing Discrimination Against Prospective Tenants
Generally, a landlord is free to rent his or her premises to anyone he or she chooses. The landlord does not have that same freedom if the housing is part of a federally-subsidized complex or the property is privately owned by a landlord who owns more than four units. The landlord can only refuse to rent his premises to a prospective tenant if the landlord has a tangible reason that is non-discriminatory. More...
Whether to Rent or Buy a Home
At some point, most individuals consider the issue of renting a home versus buying a home. It is a big decision with far-reaching financial implications. As part of the decision-making process, it may be helpful to use a rent/buy calculator (easily found on the Internet). Such a calculator will not, however, provide a clear answer. A consideration of other issues is necessary. More...
Fair Housing Act
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The Rule against Perpetuities
The Rule against Perpetuities: No future interest is valid unless it can be shown that it will necessarily vest, if at all, no later than 21 years after some life in being at the creation of the interest. More...
The Attractive Nuisance Doctrine
Generally speaking, an owner of real property owes no duty to a trespasser, other than to avoid willfully, wantonly, or deliberately harming the trespasser. In some circumstances, however, the owner of real property has an obligation to exercise reasonable care in order to prevent trespassing children from injury. More...

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