Q: 3 owners to property. Only one pays the taxes can the other 2 be removed from the deed??
The property was deeded to the 3 in 2012. The one paying the taxes lives on the property. She has paid the taxes for the last 7 years and has lived on the property for since 2007.
A:
Here are the options:
1. Seek contributions of the other's fair share of the taxes & expenses; but they may claim that the occupant owes them rent.
2. Buy out the others interest.
3. A partition could be an options the the pros and cons are too many to discuss here.
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