Tag Archives: Bill Tucker
No HOA – Double Check │ Attorney William D. Tucker, III
Tip 16-2016: NO HOA – Double Check! The VAR Contract, in Paragraph 23, “The Property Owners Association Disclosure”, indicates whether or not the property being purchased is within a Home Owners Association (HOA). However, just because the “Is Not Located” box is checked does not necessarily mean the property is free from a set of […]
By Tucker Griffin Barnes | Published May 20, 2016 | Posted in Charlottesville Real Estate Attorney | Tagged Bill Tucker, Charlottesville Attorney, Real Estate, Tucker Griffin Barnes | Leave a comment
William D. Tucker, III │Charlottesville Clerk’s Office Closed
Tucker’s Tips Tip 11-2016: Charlottesville Clerk’s Office Closed Thomas Jefferson’s birthday this year is on Wednesday, April 13th, 2016, and the Charlottesville City Clerk’s Office is closed that day. However, not ALL the local Clerk’s Offices are closed. The Albemarle, Fluvanna, Louisa and Greene County Clerk’s Offices will be open and available for recording on […]
By Tucker Griffin Barnes | Published April 11, 2016 | Posted in Charlottesville Real Estate Attorney | Tagged Bill Tucker, Real Estate, Tucker Griffin Barnes | Leave a comment
William D. Tucker, III │The TRID Experience
Tucker’s Tips Tip 8-2016: The TRID Experience – With the new TRID laws in place for over four months, Tucker’s Tips has made the following observations about how TRID is affecting settlements: 1. Closings are taking about a week longer than before TRID. (This experience is apparently not just in our area. They are taking […]
By Tucker Griffin Barnes | Published February 24, 2016 | Posted in Charlottesville Real Estate Attorney | Tagged Bill Tucker, Charlottesville, Real Estate, Tucker Griffin Barnes | Leave a comment
William D. Tucker, III │Sharing Information Can Make TRID Easier
Tucker’s Tips Tip 7-2016: Sharing Information Can Make TRID Easier – Navigating a closing with the new TRID laws can prove difficult, especially when completing the CD which requires more information than the HUD and/or GFE. Tucker’s Tips has found that including certain information in the Contract can help make the closing process under TRID […]
By Tucker Griffin Barnes | Published February 19, 2016 | Posted in Charlottesville Attorneys, Charlottesville Real Estate Attorney | Tagged Bill Tucker, Charlottesville, Real Estate, Tucker Griffin Barnes, William D. Tucker | Leave a comment
William D. Tucker, III │Real Estate Closings & Winter Weather
Inclement weather causes delays in more than one way. Bad weather can cause Clerk’s Offices and other government agencies to close and as a result general delays in settlements. But now it can also cause delays regarding the 3-day requirements for CDs to be delivered to the purchaser. Due to weather, settlement agents and attorneys […]
By Tucker Griffin Barnes | Published January 28, 2016 | Posted in Charlottesville Real Estate Attorney, Residential Real Estate Closings | Tagged Bill Tucker, Real Estate | Leave a comment
Termination of Real Estate Contract | Tucker Griffin Barnes P.C. Blog
It is common knowledge in the real estate community that a buyer has three days after the receipt of an HOA disclosure packet to review the documents. Within the three days, the buyer can decide if they want to terminate the contract due to the information contained in the HOA packet. A few months ago, […]
By Tucker Griffin Barnes | Published June 18, 2014 | Posted in Real Estate Contract Review | Tagged Bill Tucker, Charlottesville, Tucker Griffin Barnes | Leave a comment
A Nonconforming Building vs. an Illegal Building
There are a few exceptions to zoning that can help clear up issues with nonconforming buildings or structures. For example, what do you do if the survey shows that a house is built too close to the locality’s building setback lines? Virginia Code Section §15.2-2307 provides that if a local government has issued a building […]
By Tucker Griffin Barnes | Published May 16, 2014 | Posted in Residential Real Estate Closings | Tagged Bill Tucker, Charlottesville, Tucker Griffin Barnes | Leave a comment
Don’t Let The Bank Delay Your Residential Closing
Due to recent updates in wire transfer guidelines, several major banks will not allow a client to wire funds out of their account to their Settlement Attorney unless the client goes to a local branch in person. A number of clients have bank accounts in institutions that are out of state, like US Bank or […]
By Tucker Griffin Barnes | Published May 12, 2014 | Posted in Residential Real Estate Closings | Tagged Bill Tucker, Charlottesville, Real Estate, Tucker Griffin Barnes, VA | Leave a comment
