Deeded Home Causes Family Rift
REM #F680
By Ilyce R. Glink
Summary: Three family members inherited
a home. Now one of the partners is not paying their fair share of taxes and
upkeep. Ilyce gives some possible solutions to this sticky problem.
Q: My grandmother deeded her house to my aunt, my sister, and to me.
I am having an extremely difficult time getting my aunt to pay her share of the county and city property taxes. What are my options?
A: Why isn't your aunt paying her share? Perhaps she cannot afford it. If you can afford to pay her share, then you may want to suggest purchasing her share of the house from her.
Or, perhaps you and your sister could purchase your aunt's share of the property
together and then you and she would own it. You could subtract the amount that
your aunt owes from the cash you pay her for her share of the home.
This would solve a host of problems and, I'm sure, make your aunt feel better
about not contributing to the maintenance and upkeep of the property.
If your aunt decides not to sell, you can sue to force the issue. But I'd hate
to see that happen since it would likely cause a rift in your family.
NOTE: This column is distributed by Real Estate Matters Syndicate, PO Box 366, Glencoe, Illinois, 60022. This column may not be resold, reprinted, resyndicated or redistributed without written permission from the publisher.
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