Q: What issues do I face living in a house whose deed is under my deceased great grandmother? What are my options?
I currently live with my husband and his half-sister in a house that has no mortgage, the house has been paid in full. We were under the impression as per his mom that the house was both under her and his great grandmother's name whom passed away in 2002. When the grandmother died, my mother-in-law continued to live in the house with my now husband and sister-in-law and paid taxes and maintained the house. It wasn't until recently last year when she passed away that we found out looking through papers that she was no longer on the deed and she removed herself from the deed shortly before her grandmother passed away. I now live with both my husband and sister in law in the house paying taxes and maintenance of the house and would like to know where do we stand in regards to the house. The tax bills still come under the grandmothers name.
A: I think I responded to you already, maybe on another site. You have many issues to deal with, and time is not on your side. There is no cheap way out of this as clearing title is a formal process.
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