There are several topics you could discuss with an attorney who can explain your options and the consequences of the various ways you can protect your property from creditors and judgments.
You should discuss:
recording a homestead exemption in the land records- protection varies from state to state
transferring your property to an irrevocable trust
increasing your liability insurance coverage
The answer depends on the subject matter of the lawsuit. It protects you against creditors but not against lawsuits that challenge the title to the property.
The best way for landlord to protect themselves from a lawsuit would be to take out specialised "landlord insurance". However, the landlord still needs to ensure that all regulations pertaing to the rental of property have been met.
A lis pendens means that there is a lawsuit pending against the owners of the property, and that the outcome of that lawsuit may affect title to the property. Anyone who buys a property subject to a lis pendens risks losing all or part of the property, depending on the outcome of the lawsuit.
Since the purpose of a lis pendens is to alert future purchasers and/or mortgagees of a property about a lawsuit affecting the property, it cannot be filed in cases where there is no lawsuit. A lis pendens recorded with no reference to a pending lawsuit has no legal impact on the property and can be ignored.
You can be sued for injuring someone, even unintentionally (as when someone gets hurt on your property). Then you are liable for damages. Liability insurance pays the damages if you lose a lawsuit.
All states have a set of exemptions that can be used by the debtor to protect specific types and amounts of real and personal property in a bankruptcy or lawsuit action. Creditors rarely use a lawsuit judgment to seize personal property such as household goods exempt or not, the process is just not worth the effort. The exception is if the property is collateral for the debt, for example a big screen TV bought on a merchant account such as Sears. In bankruptcy the decision is made by how the trustee chooses to determine the status of such property under the state and/or federal exemptions.
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It depends on what you are suing for in the lawsuit. If you are suing for adverse possession, for example, your lawsuit would be considered moot after you sold the property (unless the court substituted the new owner as plaintiff). But if you were suing for damage to the property, your state's laws would most likely allow the lawsuit to continue. A real estate attorney in your area can look at your lawsuit and tell you whether or not you still have a case.
explain how you protect the security of customers and yor property
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No. Not unless they can prove fraud, legal incapacity or duress in a lawsuit, and win.No. Not unless they can prove fraud, legal incapacity or duress in a lawsuit, and win.No. Not unless they can prove fraud, legal incapacity or duress in a lawsuit, and win.No. Not unless they can prove fraud, legal incapacity or duress in a lawsuit, and win.
Retail and food shop insurance is available through State Farm Insurance agency, and may protect you against theft/vandalism or a lawsuit so you do not lose your personal property.