Lopez v. Martin

This is an appeal of an order enforcing a settlement agreement. We affirm.

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Defendant-appellee Mercedes Martin is a realtor who agreed to represent plaintiff-appellant Xiomara Lopez in the purchase of a house. At the closing, Lopez executed a quit claim deed conveying one-half of the property to Martin. This left Lopez and Martin as fifty-fifty owners of the property-

The parties had agreed that Martin would be a tenant at will in the house, but she stopped paying rent (although she maintains she has paid some other expenses). Lopez also contends that Martin was never supposed to receive a…