North Carolina law generally gives homeowners associations wide and far-reaching authority to approve or deny requests for architectural changes to your property, and the homeowners association or its architectural review comment can decide to partially or totally...
When you decide that you want to go into business, one of the first steps you need to take is the selection of your business form. The entity that you create for the purpose of doing business will influence everything from your personal liability to the taxes that you...
When you execute a contract with another party, you should be able to trust that they will follow through with what they promised your company. Unfortunately, some businesses and contract professionals will breach their agreements with your company, leaving you in an...
When you hire a construction company to build a new facility, expand your existing building or remodel specific spaces at a property, you expect them to do a good job. You will likely spend hours negotiating the exact outcome you want and the materials they should...
You might think that an estate plan is all about what happens to your assets after you pass away. That is a major part of it. However, a well-made estate plan can protect you and your assets even while you are still alive. In North Carolina, you can use your estate...
If you have a family, most of your decisions and daily schedule will focus on what is best for them. You want to provide comfort and stability for your spouse, your children and anyone else who depends on you. Thinking about what will happen to the people you love if...
When you’re planning to start a business for the first time, there are a lot of ways to make mistakes and errors that might hurt your business later. That’s why it’s important to start out strong and to avoid common mistakes that harm new businesses. As a novice...
One of the first pieces of advice people give small business owners is to be careful about their contracts. Recognizing that you need a formal contract for most business agreements is important, as is ensuring that your contract contains all of the necessary terms and...
If you’re looking to get out of a commercial lease as a business owner, you may find that your landlord isn’t too keen on letting you out of it. Finding another tenant may be difficult and they were counting on that consistent income. They may decide that it’s not in...
Real estate transactions often involve hundreds of thousands of dollars and mountains of paperwork. There is practically an entire language of real estate jargon you have to learn to communicate effectively when selling or buying property. The better you understand...
