Spotsylvania, VA asked in Real Estate Law for Virginia

Q: I share 11 acres and a home with 8 siblings. Can 1 force a sale of everything even if we offer to divide out a fair shar

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Paul A. Prados
Paul A. Prados
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  • Fairfax, VA
  • Licensed in Virginia

A: Your question appears to be cut off and is also a little confusing as written. If you are asking can you force a sale of jointly owned property the answer is generally yes. The court will prefer to subdivide the land if each person can be given an equally valuable proportion (as with farm acreage). When it is land with a single family home, the property will almost always be sold. The nine siblings may, at any point come to a written agreement to buy out one or more siblings. This is often preferable, as a forced sale usually will not yield as much money for the party's seeking to sell their portion of the property.

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