My grandparents own about 12 acres of property in New Hanover County, NC. As thier children have grown up and started families of thier own, they have given them each an acre with which to build a home. There is a total of 4 existing homes on the property with individual deeds and owners for each developed acre. The last child in the family is ready to get married and build a home of his own. But when he went to have a title drawn up for his acre they were informed by the planning board that the area would now be considered a housing development. They will have to leave a large portion of the remaining land for county use as a “park” or face fines. I have been told that it probably will not be used for a park but reserved so that the county can use it as they see fit. I am curious if there are any legal action we can take to keep this land in the family. I’m sorry for the long explanation but I wanted to be as detailed as possible. Thank you in advance for any insight you may be able to provide.

My family has owned a cottage in Michigan since 1948. It has been continuously available for rent or rented since 1957. In 1984 an R-1 zoning ordinance was passed forbidding week to week rentals. We were not aware of this until last September when were were told we couldn’t rent it. My question is, am I grandfathered in?

I purchased a new home in Dec. 2007 from a large property developer. The property is located in Southern California, near a privately owned lake that offers duck hunting 2 months out of the year. During the months of Nov-Dec hunters are shooting guns starting at 5:45 in the morning. The gun noise normally last for 5-8 hours at 5 days per week. When we purchased this property the developer never disclosed to us that we will be living within 100 yards of a gun range/hunting place. We want a solution to this and prefer to seek legal advise. We would have never purchased this property if we knew of the hunting. Do we have any recourse?

How may cars can you have on a property and what if there are two house on the property and one house hold car’s always block in the other house hold car. What if my kid gets hurt and they wont move there cars in time and sometime happene’s?

My HOA has told me that my fence is not approved. I built a 6 foot high stockade fence. They are telling me the main problem is the style of fence and the height. This seems to be the only ordinance that they want to enforce. Is it possible for me not to be a member of the HOA and still live in the neighborhood?

We have lived in our home since March of 2004. Sometime mid-year, the homeowners association has become up and running and I assume legal. They hired a Management compnay who has sent us a letter ordering us to remove a pile of trees at the bottom of our 2+ acre property that were there prior to our arrival.
Are we responsible for the removal of this pile? We did not violate a covenant so why should we have to pay $500-$1000 to remove something that is barely seen on our wooded lot and that has been there longer than the association?
Does some type of NC gradfather’s clause cover our situation in our favor?

I was wondering how many people are legally able to live in a 3 bedroom apartment in Maine? There is a family that just moved into an apartment above us. There are 3 adult women, an adult man, and 3-4 kids, 2 of which are boys and at least one girl. They have one of the bedrooms used as a storage place, so only 2 of the bedrooms have beds in them. Isn’t this wrong for the kids to be in a situation like this? I wouldn’t mind if they were all adults, I am just worried for the kids sake.

I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE LEGAL LIMITS OR RATIOS ARE WHEN IT COMES TO RENTING HOMES. FOR EXAMPLE, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED IN A 2 BEDROOM HOME? HERE’S OUR SITUATION THERE ARE 2 ADULTS AND 1 CHILD ALWAYS LIVING IN THE HOME, WE HAVE 5 CHILDREN THAT COME FOR HALF OF THE WEEK. HOW DOES THAT WORK? WE LIVE IN FAIRFIELD, CA

How many people can legally live in a three bedroom one bathroom home in indiana

my brother is renting a room in san jose, california. he has a lease for 1 year that is not up yet. His room is not really a room but half of the car garage that was converted into two rooms. there is no ventilation but there is electricity going to the room. is it legal to put a lease on section of a car garage?