if you own a bussiness and a house and you are not legal in USA can goverment take it away from you?
80688
The person above is absolutely wrong.  Property is property.  He will own it as long as he is able to pay taxes and the mortgage.  His business will remain his business as long as he can run it. He and only he will decide if he wants to sell his house or his business, the government can't take it away just because he is here illegally.\n\nBut he could get in trouble with the IRS if he doesn't pay taxes, but that has nothing to do with his immigration status whatsoever.  It is not true that a person here illegally cannot pay property and business taxes.  The IRS has the same authority over any citizen or non-citizen that does not pay all the business taxes.  \n\nSo tell him not to worry about the government, just make enough money to pay the bills.
212764
It is not legal to occupy someone else's property. There is, however the doctrine of adverse possession that provides that if someone has actual, visible, hostile, notorious, exclusive, and continuous possession of the property and possibly makes a claim to the title without being opposed for a long enough period of time, the person owns the property. The way this all plays out varies quite a bit by jurisdiction, but the doctrine is part of our common law and thus is possible in any state. In general, this does not apply to government land.
147848
The legal term is adverse possession. Unless there is some agreement between you, other than rent, and the owner has not attempted untl now to remove you from the property,then it is possible that you now have right to the property. It would depend upon the particular laws and statute of Limitations ( could be as much as 20 years) in your state and municipality.
216621
No, but you may need to file a qualification to do business in that jurisdiction.  For instance, in California, you can operate a business that is incorporated elsewhere (Delaware, for instance) but you have to file a qualification to do business with California.
72363
I think you are talking about adverse possession.\n\nIf no one discovers this, the laws are different in different states. Some states say that since you did not know it wasn't your property, you can be sued for encroachment. Others say that you have successfully occupied the property long enough that it is now yours.
974853
Last time I was in Malaysia (1995) foreigners were not allowed to own property. I think you might have difficulty proving ownership if the law is still the same. I know a few people in Malaysia(foreigners) who bought businesses and property but put it in their Malaysian wives name
1130624
You should control the property with a contract that you can back out if you don't get the license. Then get the license and close on the property.
410517
It depends on the location.  Talk to a lawyer.
340708
No that's wrong. It is 7 years for taking posession. However, just because you are using it doesn't mean you own it. If the owner is paying taxes on it, that doesn't work. The owner must have not paid for 7 years. However if you don't pay the taxes before they are 6 years late, the government will take the property. If you are talking about a right of way then it is 20 years of obvious use.
466279
Wow - what a question.  Well, if your home is taken from you, it sounds like you'll never be able to go back.  If you are taken from your home, it sounds like you could conceivably go back at a later date.  Neither is a good thing, but I think having your home taken from you would be worse.
1106446
California laws has a separate property law. Since you owned the property before you were married, he can not take it way from you. \n\nhttp://www.nvo.com/beaulier/statebystatedivorcelaws/
1036765
i am in AZ and local law and custom will prevail.  what you have is adverse possession.  these things are controlled by time frames such as to close the Ingres/egress off it needs to be open and notorious and done like for 24 hours every 7 years.  there should be a time frame in the 7 to 10 year range that they would have had to close off physical access.  physical access is different then legal access.  most areas require physical access to all lots.  your best bet is to contact first a local real estate broker who specializes in land not in houses, it will be under commercial real estate in the phone book. he can answer most questions. but you will be in court to get it done, and the real estate guy will know the right lawyer.  this is a highly technical area of law make sure you get someone who does this for a living, a divorce lawyer will not be much good
193075
If your name is not on the deed then it can be sold without your permission but if you can prove you have made repairs and not been paid, then you should be able to place a lien against the property to prevent the sale until you are paid.
501271
Yes, you can by a house in the U.S. even though you are in the country on a student visa. \n\nHowever, note that owning property does not provide you any other rights to visit, work or live the U.S. in the future. That process would be determined independently with no consideration of property ownership in the U.S. That's probably only a problem for a small number of people in this situation. \n\nOcassionally foreigners in the U.S. on student or other temporary visas, who bought U.S. real estate, are not able to return to their U.S. property.  They were later denied a visa or entry to the U.S. for unrelated problems (violations of their visa status, or similar).  The fact that they owned a house in the U.S. meant nothing in this process.
50676
There are places you can go to get the help you need.There are websites with info.I personally would go to a higher authority than the police.A mayor,or judge.I`d publicize this bussiness`name and the cicumstances.Here in our state we have seven on your side.A place you can call into with such matters and they take care of it for you.According to your statement,this is nothing less than theft.If that`s the way the system works there,maybe we should all just get us a moving bussiness and keep whatever we want and sell the rest.We`d make a fortune!If we were as sorry as these people seem to be.
349239
You got some pretty bad responses here, I'm afraid.\n\nDeal with the state first.  States will come out and shut down your business in relatively short order, while the IRS can take a long, long time to get around to you and doesn't have the same power to simply close your doors like the state does. Getting closed down would leave you without the income you will need to repay the taxes.  Some states will arrest people for state tax debts, too.  Handle the state first, and pay what you can to the IRS later.  You naturally will need to deal with the IRS later, but I think you'll find it easier to do with your business still operating.
490427
Here in Ca. where i own my business. Anyone can go to the office where the business lisence was granted and they have a computer system in their loby you can get all their information off of.