Q: Ex girlfriend on the title house
Hello I bought a house 15 years ago for $350K. The down payment was $35K and he paid for it with my own money. I put my girlfriend on the house title.I paying the mortgage. We broke up 5 years ago.I take care of this house. I did remodeling.
We were together for almost 20 years but she never put down a single penny into the house.
I have still a 300K mortgage . House is whort now 650 K
I continues to pay for everything and she is still a co-owner.
Now my question is: is there anything that can be done about this? What can I do? How much more do I have pay to her? And does she still have the right to a half of the house if she's not paying anything for it?
Somebody can help me ?
A: She has a right to half the house, but you are entitled to credits for what you paid. If you cannot get her to sign a deed to you for her half, you have to bring a partition case.
A: This is a common situation that can be resolved through negotiations or, if a settlement cannot be reached, through litigation by bringing a partition action and asking for an accounting as part of the case. Technically, the court can order a sale of the property but not a buyout of one party by the other; however, most of these cases are resolved prior to sale with one party buying out the other's interest.
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