Landmark Title & Legal Services LLC

Landmark Title & Legal Services LLC A full service real estate law firm, experienced with both investors and retail buyers and sellers.

The Landmark family wishes you all a Happy New Year and an amazing 2026!
01/01/2026

The Landmark family wishes you all a Happy New Year and an amazing 2026!

Merry. Christmas from the Landmark Title team!
12/25/2025

Merry. Christmas from the Landmark Title team!

12/20/2025

Reminder that Christa is on vacation through 12/29. All closing questions should be directed to Diane. No access to emails or calls/texts while away.

Happy Holidays!

Have a safe and fun 4th of July!
07/04/2025

Have a safe and fun 4th of July!

Over the past few weeks, I have been hearing people argue about a constable’s powers. Contrary to popular believe, only ...
06/26/2025

Over the past few weeks, I have been hearing people argue about a constable’s powers. Contrary to popular believe, only the court determines what is an arrest. Attached is the Trial Court letter regarding the powers of a constable being established and regulated by the courts, and not an outside organization.

Today, we remember and honor our fallen heroes. It’s not just about cookouts and the start of summer… ❤️🤍💙
05/26/2025

Today, we remember and honor our fallen heroes. It’s not just about cookouts and the start of summer… ❤️🤍💙

12/31/2024

Happy New Year from the Landmark family! May 2025 be a year of growth, prosperity and happiness!

Stay safe tonight 🥂

Wishing all of our friends, family, colleagues and clients a Happy Holiday! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanz...
12/25/2024

Wishing all of our friends, family, colleagues and clients a Happy Holiday! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, happy everything!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Landmark Title family to yours! May your day be filled with family, friends, food and footba...
11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from the Landmark Title family to yours! May your day be filled with family, friends, food and football. We are always thankful for our clients and colleagues and hope everyone enjoy a much needed break!

In honor of our Veterans and their day of acknowledgement, the office is closed today. We are so grateful and thankful f...
11/11/2024

In honor of our Veterans and their day of acknowledgement, the office is closed today.

We are so grateful and thankful for all the men and women who have served this country, and those who continue to serve💙❤️💙❤️

10/28/2024

My offer was accepted! NOW WHAT?

Congrats! You’re about to make the largest purchase of your life, and it’s a stressful, overwhelming and confusing process. Here’s what to expect…..

One your purchase and sale agreement is signed, and your lender is selected, we will receive a title order asking us for certain documents. This is when we begin working on reviewing the chain of title and correcting any issues that may arise.

Everyone thinks their title is clean, but that’s not always the case! Missing discharges, paid off executions, death certificates…. Often not recorded and required to clear title. It’s not often we get a squeaky clean title but we will make sure your title is clean when you close!

After the file moves through processing, your CD will be issued by your lender. This is required 3 business days before closing for traditional loans-you cannot close on time if this is not done.

Once all conditions are met, we will get a clear to close. This is the green light to move forward. At this point, lender and title work together to finalize the CD.

Lender begins putting all of the documents together for the closing-all of their recordables, compliance docs and disclosures. When those documents are finalized by the lender, they are released to the title company/closing attorney.

You’ll be given your “cash to close” amount, which is the difference between lender funds and adjustments and what is due in total. Closing will take place, and all of the lender generated documents will be signed. Most of the time, the lender needs to review the executed documents to authorize us to record and disburse any funds.

Until all of your cash to close and your lender funds are cleared in our client trust account, we cannot record. We are required to fully fund before recording and disbursement.

So, what IS recording? Recording is the process of putting everyone on record (via public records) that you own the property by a deed from the seller to you. Virtually every attorney uses an electronic recording platform. We use Simplifile. If there is a recording delay, there’s a disbursement delay. No funds are released to any party, including agents, until the deed is recorded.

Once the deed is on record, the house is yours! We can now payoff the seller mortgage, the seller, the agents, and any other third parties involved in the transaction.

10/28/2024

A lot of people ask me about the eviction process and why it takes so long sometimes. If you’ve ever had to evict a tenant, or think you may need to, here are a few things to expect:

The first step in an eviction is to send a proper notice to quit. There are three types of notice to quit: a nonpayment notice, a cause notice, and a no cause notice. Nonpayment is fairly self explanatory. The tenant owes you money and you can serve a 14 day notice to vacate (in most circumstances). In a cause case, there’s a lease violation or a public nuisance that has been caused by the tenant. These violations must be more than “de minimus” violations, meaning they can’t just be that one time the tenant forgot to bring their trash barrels in for 3 days. A no cause means that you do not have to have a reason, you simply want possession back. There are different notice requirements than a nonpayment.

Once the notice expires, a summons and complaint must be served by a constable or sheriff. Approximately one week later, the case is filed or “entered” with the court.

You’ll be scheduled for a first tier court event, a mandatory mediation, in approximately 4-6 weeks. This notice has to be served upon tenant by constable or sheriff at least 2 weeks prior. If mediation works, GREAT! You’re pretty much done.
If it doesn’t, and the tenant has not filed an answer, a bench trial will be scheduled 2 weeks later. This is not set in stone-there are events that can occur in the meantime that push it out a bit further. If an answer is timely filed and a jury trial is demanded, cases proceed much differently. After the first tier court event, there’s a case management conference and at least one pretrial before trial is scheduled. Some courts are scheduling jury trials 5-6 months out, whereas some are only 2-3.

Patience is key in an eviction action. Easier said than done, right? Unfortunately, we don’t get much control over the timelines.

If you’re looking to evict a tenant, please feel free to reach out for a consult!

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