Q: My mother passed away five years ago leaving her house to her four children. My brother passed this year leaving his
Daughters. Before he passed we all had a verbal agreement that I could remain in the house " until otherwise decided " due to my being diagnosed with a life threatening illness. (This was also stated in the summary administration). His daughters are demanding that I either buy them out or rent out a room and give them the proceeds or sell the house. The house is in extreme disrepair and is uninsured due to trees growing into the side of the house . None of us had the money to repair it so we agreed to leave things status quo . In spite of this agreement do I have to abide by their requests? What happens if I am on disability and have no fundo to buy them out? Also,they are accusing my brother of mishandling Mother's estate. Do they have a right to answers regarding her estate since they were not direct heirs other than by virtue of their fathers portion if the house? In five years my brother never questioned it so why should they ? Sorry this is so long!
A: You need to get an attorney concerning this. Yes, the brother's children can force a sale of the home.
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