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What Is A Housing Court Is It Just Limited To Landlord And Tenant Problems
No. The Housing Court jurisdiction extends to almost all areas that relate to residential housing. There are many occasions where homeowners can utilize the Housing Court. For example, the Housing Court has zoning jurisdiction. The Housing Court can address general nuisance problems that may afflict homeowners within a neighborhood. The Housing Court Department has jurisdiction over the Consumer Protection statute. The Housing Court has criminal jurisdiction. The Housing Court also has jurisdiction to hear residential Summary Process (evictions) cases. In landlord-tenant matters, the court has jurisdiction over all contracts, torts, and equity matters that involve the residential relationship
There Is Someone Responsible For Handling The Probate Process
If there is a will, the individual responsible for handling the probate process is called the executor. If there is no will that person is known as the administrator. In either case that individual is responsible for managing the deceased"s estate throughout the entire probate process.
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Definition:
A property held in joint tenancy is owned by two or more people who have an undivided interest in the property, and the interest continues even after the other owners die.
Personal representative
Definition:
The person responsible for the administration of an estate. This includes paying creditors and heirs.
Conservator
Definition:
A person or entity who is appointed by the court to exercise certain powers for the care of an incapacitated person, the person's estate, or both.
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