Snow Jensen & Reece Law Blog

You have a property you hope to sell on the market. But you have an unusual challenge facing you. The house has a murderous history attached to it. What should you do?

There are many homes on the market that have unfortunate histories attached to them. If yours is one, there are some things that you should know before putting it up for sale.

When a person drafts a will, they'll be asked to appoint an executor of their estate to handle their final affairs. This individual, who's also known as a personal representative, is generally made aware of their role beforehand by the person writing the will, or testator, dies. Their responsibilities only kick in once they're notified of that person's passing.

After the testator passes away, the executor must locate the decedent's most recent will and file it with the local probate court. Soon after doing this, they'll be asked to appear in front of a probate court judge where they'll be informed of their responsibilities and asked whether they can handle them.

The business news site Utah Business released a report on August 30 calling Utah's housing market the "next California." The commissioned report was authored by researchers with the University of Utah's Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. They described how Utah now has less inventory of available homes than the current amount of households that need housing in the state.

In addition to having a shortage of homes, researchers working on the study described Utah as having a "looming" affordability crisis. They noted that unless something is done to curb increasing housing rates in the state, then the amount that the average family spends on providing a roof over their head will soon reach 50 percent of their annual household income.

Contracts to lease a property are flexible legal documents that property owners draft in a way that satisfies their unique needs and concerns for their property. However, there are certain essentials that your leasing agreement should include to avoid the possibility of legal trouble later down the line. These essentials for your leasing agreement include:

A sufficient description of the leased property