Category: Partition

My mother owns a two family house with her brother in law that is fully paid for, so presently their is no mortgage. They both are presently living in the house. He recently remarried and his wife wants to sell his half of the house so they can buy another house out of state. My mother does not want to sell. I was thinking of buying his half so my mother could continue to live there and rent it out to my sister. ( or would it be better if she bought him out)? Do I need an attorney, and how do you go about doing this legally? How do I determine a fair price especially since it is an old house and I do not want to over pay for it? Read More …

I am Tenant in common with my girlfriend and we are breaking up. The mortgages are in my name and the deed is in hers and mine as tenants in common. I paid all mortgage payments, Taxes, Insurances and down payments with the exception of 500 towards the down payment. The house is worth basically what I owe if not a little more. I wish to keep the house and have her name removed from the deed. If she refuses and all she can show is contribution towards Electric bill, will I be forced to go to court to sell the property and have partition done? What are my rights. Read More …

My now ex fiance and I purchased a home in June 2006. Now, in a year he wants me to refinance again so his payments can be cheaper and he can stay in the home. My question is, does he have to buy me out when he refinances and what exactly does that entail? Read More …

I fully own a home, and have sold half of it to another party, holding the title as tenants in common with that party. The purchaser has not made timely payments, and I am considering foreclosure proceedings. I do not want to share the property with anyone else at this point, but do not want to overpay for the borrower’s interest, the majority of which will come back to me as the lender. The person does not want to quitclaim the deed to me. Read More …

My husband’s grandmother gave him 5,000 of his ‘inheritance’ as a down payment on his first home. This also placed her on the mortgage and the deed in the state of TX. Now we need to relocate due to my husband’s job and his grandmother refuses to cooperate, and allow us to sell the house. What can we do? Can we force a sale of the house (known as partition)? Read More …

My sister and I co-own a home. She wants to take out 5,000 in home equity for personal use because she is unemployed. She told me if I won’t sign, she will force me. Can she do that? Read More …

My family has some property located in TX that we all have a divided interest in. One of the family members has informed us that they wish to sell their divided interest, and they are giving us 30 days notice. Can they do this? Read More …

If two people co-own a home, and one has abandoned the home and paid nothing toward the mortgage for months, then comes back but still pays nothing, does the other have the right to kick them out? Read More …