Being the only one taking care of heir property, what rights do you have in North Carolina?

Answer 1

Your rights to property are determined by your ownership interest and contractual rights with the owners.

I'm guessing that you are one of several who will or have inherited the property, and are doing the maintenance work or paying expenses.

This doesn't give you any additional right to sell, lease, use, mortgage, or claim sole ownership of the property. If you are not one of the owners at all, and there's no contract, you're a 'volunteer' and your likelihood of recovery for your efforts is slim.

Assuming the expenses would be deemed "necessary" and reasonable, you are entitled to recover from the other owners their pro rata share of the expenses.

Recovering the value of your labor is somewhat dubious. Say you own 1/4 and you had the roof fixed. That's necessary, so you can recover 75% of the cost from other owners, but you get nothing for your time arranging and supervising it.

Answer 2

be sure to keep all receipts that you spend on the property, so if you have to put a lien on the property you can prove it, consider a force sale and if you want the property, buy it at the auction.