can house be sold if a person does not own but half of it?

Answer 1

i would think you would be able to sell your half.... but the house would still be joint owned.

Answer 2

Who owns the other half? Perhaps that person would like to buy the other half from the person who doesn't want it. You should check with your lawyer and a Realtor about this. I believe there is a legal way to sell a jointly-owned house without the consent of the other person.

Answer 3

yes absolutely the half that you sold would be sold only
and the other half would remain owned by someone that had it before the and after the sale

Answer 4

It would help if you said what state/country you're in. I'm sure it's different all around the world.

In Australia you could not sell on the public market unless both parties want to sell, but half could be mortgaged to a bank... etc.

It would also depend as to what your arrangement is... is it a partnership... defacto.... divorce?

Answer 5

You can sell 50% if there is no loan, but no one will buy it. Who would buy 50% of a home. Most of the time one owner would sell to the other owner. The other problem is no bank is going to lend on 50% of a home value. The problem is not with the 50/50 ownership on the deed, its the Deed of Trust on the loan and the lender. Think about it, there is one loan with two owners, one owner can not be taken off the loan without paying off the whole loan.

Answer 6

well if your name is on the house , they need your permission to be able to sell it ,, otherwise you have no choice, just hope they give you your half when it's sold.Always have things done legally, cause you never know whats going to happem down the track.all the best.

Answer 7

I think every one has to agree on the sale..

Answer 8

yes