by Hancock, McGill & Bleau | Jul 28, 2021 | Buying Real Estate, Leasing, Listing Real Estate, Real Estate
Many of our investor clients seek counseling regarding the formation of a limited liability company to own and manage one or more one-to-four-unit residential properties. We thought it would help to address some issues which should be considered when deciding to use...
by Hancock, McGill & Bleau | Mar 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
We often have clients who ask us to prepare an easement for them when perhaps a license would be more appropriate. The difference between the two can be confusing. An easement is an interest in land that typically lasts indefinitely but can be limited to a specified...
by Hancock, McGill & Bleau | Jan 29, 2021 | Entity Creation
We are often asked to help clients decide what kind of entity they should create to operate a business or to hold investments. The choice they are trying to make is usually between a corporation and a limited liability company or LLC. The first question which should...
by Hancock, McGill & Bleau | Dec 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Trees and fences seem to create more problems between neighbors than any other issues. We thought it might be helpful to answer some of the common questions concerning trees and fences Who owns a tree? The person who owns the land on which the trunk of the tree...
by Hancock, McGill & Bleau | Dec 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
In the United States there are two types of property regimes used to determine the property rights of spouses in a marriage. Most states use English common law principles to determine property rights but nine states, including Texas, adopted community property...