My wife has been paying property taxes on a parcel of land owned by a long-deceased friend of her parents; she has paid them for about 12 years, and her mom paid them for maybe 25 years before that. My wife is listed as a co-owner on the tax bill. Someone has contacted her wanting to buy the lot (found her name on the county website). She does not have the deed, but I assume she can get a replacment. Can she legally sell the lot?
2006-10-15 05:20:35 · 5 answers · asked by Dee B 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
The deceased and my wife are listed as co-owners on the tax bill.
2006-10-15 05:32:26 · update #1
2 words: Probate Attorney
2006-10-15 05:38:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately paying the taxes on a lot does not make you the owner. Even the name on teh tax bill does not make you the owner.
It is the Deed that determines the owners, and all of the owners must consent to sell the property. If the co-owners have died, the ownership of the property may have gone though probate, possibly several times.
My advice is to get a copy of the deed, and see a lawyer.
2006-10-15 05:34:53 · answer #2 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is the other owner of the lot? You will need all parties signatures that are on the deed in order to sell the property. There should be a copy of the deed at the county clerks office. Some Counties have this information on line.
2006-10-15 05:25:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you don't sell from your deed anyway, they write up a new deed of trust for the sale anyway
Next merely paying taxes on land does not make you the legal owner anyway, if the person died, probate would have had to issue a new deed to make someone the new owner.
You will need to have an attorney do a title search all the legal owners of the property will have to agree to sell it
2006-10-15 13:51:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the guy paying the valuables taxes could desire to have found the thank you to do away with this financial burden by utilising now. nevertheless do not know what you're asking, nevertheless. what's "status of barriers?"
2016-11-23 12:59:11 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋