Q: My mother and I have both names on the deed. Am I able to remove my name out since I haven't contribute to the house?
When we both bought the house, we verbally agreed that my mom pick up the mortgage payment, and I pick up all the utilities, and other incidentals. I haven't contribute to the house for the past 7 months. What are my rights to remove my name of the deed?
A: You and your mother can agree to re-deed the property to her only. But, you actually have many more rights than that as a property owner. Since that isn't your question, I'll skip those rights. If your mother won't agree to let you remove your name from the deed, you could ask her to sell it, and, if she won't agree to sell and split the proceeds, you can petition the court for a sale in lieu of partition.
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