Q: I have a General Warranty Deed Reserving Life Estate from my uncle before his death. What's my rights with this?
I have signed someone to a lease agreement and my cousin that is the stepson to my uncle is stating that legal aid has said the deed is not valid and they want to evict the resident from the property.
A: If the deed was properly drafted and recorded in the deed records of the county clerk and you recorded an affidavit of death after your uncle died, title to the property should pass to you. If you do not want to rely on the reported opinion of the Legal Aid lawyer, take the deed to your own lawyer and ask her to review it and the deed records.
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