The law firm of Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, serves clients throughout Montana.
Analysts have noted a curious phenomenon affecting the housing market here in Montana and across the United States: While the housing market has cooled, prices haven't dropped very much. Ordinarily, when there aren't as many homes changing hands, sellers start to...
If you are buying or selling real estate in Montana, it is important that you become well acquainted with the state's applicable laws. In Montana, there are many relevant property and real estate laws for leases and rental agreements, owned property, adverse...
If you are a farmer facing foreclosure, you want to know whether there is anything you can do to save your farm. Here, lenders can foreclose through both a judicial or non-judicial foreclosure process. Most foreclosures in Montana are non-judicial, which means they do...
Those in Montana who own many acres of land should take care to survey their property frequently, to ensure their property is not unknowingly being used by someone else. This is because the legal doctrine of adverse possession allows a person to claim ownership of...
When a Maryland resident purchases a property, either for personal or business use, they may not be aware that the government or other authorized entity can take the property for public use. The legal principle behind this is called eminent domain and it’s an...
There's an old saying that goes, "Possession is nine-tenths of the law." You may have heard this when you were a child and fighting with a sibling over a toy you both wanted. While the expression itself is not strictly accurate, it does touch on an important and often...
If you are a resident of Montana and you wish to own property in the state, it is a very good idea for you to become well acquainted with the applicable laws so that if and when issues pertaining to the real estate that you are considering purchasing comes up, you...
When it comes to real estate transactions, there are specific rules and regulations about how the people involved are expected to behave. There are some behaviors that are regarded as unprofessional conduct and it is important to understand what those behaviors are so...
Even if Montana resident knows that they have fallen behind on their mortgage payments, getting a foreclosure notice is scary. Aside from other financial stress and underlying personal issues, the family will start to worry about where they are going to live. They may...