Can you sell 1/2 of a house if the other half hasn't been probated.
Sure, your son can sell his half of the house; the objective now is to find someone who is willing to but 1/2 of a house.
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Sure, your son can sell his half of the house; the objective now is to find someone who is willing to but 1/2 of a house.
It's their money and if they collectively agree as to how it should be split and they are all of sound mind, then why not?
EPTL 4-1.1 recites the NY Laws of intestacy as to who inherits in the absence of will. But what is available online and is readily accessible.
To the contrary, if your name is on the deed, you do have an ownership interest in the house. And I find it hard to believe that the mortgage...
A lesson learned, there would have been nothing to prevent you from endeavouring to get a title policy simultaneously with your acquisition of the...
If the two of you owned the real estate as joint tenants then, at least in New York, it would not be necessary to remove her name from the deed and...
Since you are being fully alerted of these so-called "sins" if a problem with the Department of Buildings or your Lender dies arise these problems...
The answer to this question will be governed by the terms of the written agreement with the broker, when coupled with the facts that exist.
Not at all likely, not without your step-father's participation.
Firstly, I would suggest that you try to sell the real estate to your brother; this would make the transaction easier to consummate. If that...