Q: My wife Inherited her deceased mothers house. What are the requirements needed in order to rent this house?
My wife inherited her deceased mothers house. She is going through probate and the house is still in her mothers name. What are the requirements needed for her to rent the house? Does the house need to be in her name first? Does she need to obtain a license in order to rent. Are there requirements that she must fulfill in order to rent the house to someone?
A: Your local borough ordinances are where to start as to whether she needs a certificate of occupancy. Certainly she'd want to obtain insurance, and if she'll be renting it then a slightly different policy is needed. Assuming that she inherits through a will or there are no other people to inherit, the attorney handling the estate should be able to permit her to rent the property, however until it changes names the payments would be credited to the estate, so it would be simpler if he could get the judge to allow re-titling of the property.
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