Q: I have paying my daughter's mortgage since 2008 including water and electric bill.can I requested a share if they sellin
If they are selling can I request a share of the sale of the house
A:
Let's be clear. You are not on the mortgage but have voluntarily paid your daughter's mortgage since 2008. Your question is if your daughter elects to sell her house, can you ask for a share of the proceeds.
The answer is no, and yes. You are a stranger to the mortgage company - you are not on the loan. You have no legal standing to ask for a share of the proceeds at closing. Between the mortgage lender and the title company, you don't exist.
Can you ask your daughter for a share of the proceeds? Absolutely. Is she legally obligated to give you a dime of the proceeds? Unless you have an agreement that she will repay you (unlikely), she is not legally obligated to give you anything.
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