What happens when your landlord dies and had no will? My landlord died Sunday & I found him. He wasn't only my landlord, but a close friend for years and his relatives know of me & I only met with them Monday & Tuesday and we have been going through his belongings in his home (downstairs from me) His relatives have taken some things of minimal value, but also sentimental value. I have some things too. Not valuable in money, but they mean alot.
2007-02-06 18:05:33 · 7 answers · asked by frecklebub 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
With no will, the state will put the property into probate and
an executor will be appointed. You may be able to stay if
you have a nice executor. My landlady died tho with a will,
it took over a year for the will to go thru probate, but I knew
the executor and he knew that I had taken care of her and
the yard the last year of her life. So he actually asked us to
stay to keep the property up. When the cousin who inherited
the home finally came to see the property and appreciated
the work we had put into keeping the property up. so, when
an executor is appointed and you are still in the house, you
could see if something like this would work. You didn't say
if you had a lease, if you are in a month to month, you may
just get a notice to vacate. Its hard to say just what will happen,
the state will have to decide who the benificiaries of the estate
are, obviously there are a few as you have had contact with
them. Its very likely that the state will decide to sell the property
and then divide the proceeds among the relatives.
Sorry to hear that you have lost a friend.
2007-02-06 18:14:51 · answer #1 · answered by Caiman94941 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Someone will be named as the person to take control over the estate. If his relatives have access to his property and have no problem with you having certain things then I would assume that it would be ok. They may decide to sell the building in which case you might have a new landlord or have to move. Everything is going to change at some level.
2007-02-06 18:11:55 · answer #2 · answered by Chloe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What? Your question is unclear. If YOU were not in his will then I don't know what the hell you are doing going through his stuff and TAKING things! You have NO RIGHT to his belongings simply because he was your landlord. If you have a lease it is STILL in effect regardless of the landlord's demise. Are you looking for permission to steal or get out of your lease? That's what you're doing, I suspect. Someone should report you to the authorities immediately! BTW: Kelsey got it right by asking "What's the question?"
2007-02-06 18:32:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
The estate (all his things) will go into probate and they will be divided amoungst his heirs. If you have a lease with him you most likley will be able to stay until the end of the lease (in my state you will).
2007-02-07 01:31:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The appropriate course of action would be for the Probate Court to determine who gets what, not relatives swooping in to take what they want.
2007-02-07 01:00:58 · answer #5 · answered by kingstubborn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The judge will divide his estate mostly to immediate family as he sees fit.
2007-02-06 18:13:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What's the question?
2007-02-06 18:09:56 · answer #7 · answered by Kelsey 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋