It probably means that you do not own the home. It is owned by the estate of someone who has passed and either his or her will requires the house to be sold or it needs to be sold to pay his or her debts. A local probate attorney can help you with this.
Easement is to the property behind us. The property is primarily woods and pasture area not used. The people who own that land do not use the easement properly and go through out property as an "easier" route. We would like to terminate the easement but are unsure if that's possible.
Hire a competent AR attorney for specific advice after searching both titles. Easement descriptions do not have to amount to much, not like the property's legal description.
Termination is possible in many ways, but it sounds like they will ignore your efforts and probably will sue you.
I doubt you have a portion of 30 acres owned with other tenants in common. Hire a competent AR attorney to search the title to determine what exactly you own. Then file an action for Partition if the others will not agree to sell or buy you out.
The husband did not have a will. And it never went through probate. But she never took his name off of the house. The wife recently died with one surviving son, who has and was living in the house for 27 out of 34 years. And now the husband's children want there part of the house. She also... Read more »
More than likely the wife took the fee as the surviving tenant by the entirety, which would mean her heirs own it as tenants in common. But it all depends on what estate was created when they purchased it. Hire a competent AR attorney to search the title.
Also, if I have an ingress egress easement across their property line that runs the same length and width of the one on my property, but my easement is encroached on the entire length of the easement is that grounds to have the easement removed?
Yes. No. You need to talk to a competent attorney. Searching both Titles may help as the Easements need to be closely examined as they may not be enforceable.
My mom was her power of attorney before she passed, she didn't have a written will but had verbally said the house would be mine when she passed. Can we write a deed on our own?
The Heirs At Law own the property as Tenants In Common. All Heirs must be Grantors on the proposed Deed. You may need an attorney to determine heirship.
Many members of the family who doesn't pay taxes cannot be located. How can this be sold with a clear lien so that the taxpaying family can proceed with the sale? The offer was made in 2020.
You might have to file an Action for a Partition Sale. Hire a competent AR attorney to prosecute this Action which will probably involve some service by publication. The taxes paid might be recovered as contributions, but do not count on it.
not changed into the spouse name (3 other children on deed). Upon the mother’s death, will spouse have to share her 1/4 of of the house sale with her adult children? Arkansas law applies. Thank you
From your facts, the property will not go through the Probated Will Estate, unless the mother owns an interest in the property at death. Hire a competent attorney to search the title and answer your question for certain.
The following is one example where real estate is in jeopardy of confiscation:
A foreign national who has been deported can have real estate confiscated if the property has been used for illicit purposes involving controlled substances and the person has been charged and convicted for... Read more »
No as it is the grantors who are conveying their estates. But the Deed must be delivered to the grantee, who also must accept it. These contractual requirements are often assumed until a legal problem arises. Sometimes grantees sign the valuation statements.
I purchased a piece of land from a widow who was the sole inheritor of the property. I prepared the deed myself and did not list her marital status on the deed. I am now trying to sell it through a title company and they said that, according to Arkansas law, her marital status must be listed on the... Read more »
Sell it to someone else with another Deed or change the Deed you already drafted. You probably need an attorney and list it with an agent.
My mother passed away in 2008 without a will. I had 1 brother and 1 sister at that time. We peacefully divided all of her belongings. Her home had a loan on it and neither of my siblings wanted to assume the loan or fix the home and sell it. They both provided a letter stating they had no interest... Read more »
You will need to hire a competent attorney to determine heirship, as the Mother's heirs probably own the property. Then record an Affidavit of Heirship. Finally ask the other heirs to quit claim deed their interests to you with the Affidavit listed in the derivation clauses as their source... Read more »
The mortage company needs to confirm that I am the successor in order to modify our home loan. How do I get a deed in my name.
Your dead Husband cannot sign a Deed. Hire a competent attorney to search the title, determine heirship, and draft an Affidavit of Heirship. The Affiant will be someone who knew him and his Family. Record the Affidavit as your source of title.
Im buying a property with tenants that still have several months left in the previous owners lease agreement. Can I void that agreement with my own, or do I have to honor all the parameters of the previous owners lease?
As the new owner, you will be required to honor the existing lease agreements. Review the existing lease agreements. They may contain language which will enable you to terminate them early. If they don't, then you will likely be required to honor them until the end of the lease term.
My father died without a will and my Sister and I are the only heirs. We have filed for collection of small estate and our 90 days are up. One of the properties is still in my great aunt and her partner's name and has passed through a couple of family members that were ill and was never deeded... Read more »
Sounds like you have a complex title issue that needs to be reviewed by a competent attorney or title company. Your question simply doesn’t provide the information necessary to give you an accurate answer.
My father died without a will and my Sister and I are the only heirs. We have filed for collection of small estate and our 90 days are up. One of the properties is still in my great aunt and her partner's name and has passed through a couple of family members that were ill and was never deeded... Read more »
Sounds like you have a complex title issue that needs to be reviewed by a competent attorney or title company. Your question simply doesn’t provide the information necessary to give you an accurate answer.
My Mother and I purchased a piece of property from a friend of my Mothers that was getting older in age. This lady signed all of the necessary paperwork and we had everything properly notorized and dated. Now 2 years later this lady has sold the same piece of property to somebody else. Is this... Read more »
Assuming everything in your question is factually correct, the answer would most likely depend on whether, and when, you filed your deed of record with the Circuit Clerk of the county where the property is located. If Your deed was not filed prior to the 2nd conveyance your deed may no longer be... Read more »
I’m assuming that there is no way to back out of selling but I’m unclear as to whether their are legal ramifications of not buying a home. We did not put up earnest money and there’s not a specific reason except I don’t feel like it’s the right house for our family right now. I’m very... Read more »
An Arkansas attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for four weeks. As a GENERAL premise of contract law NATIONWIDE, one could face monetary damages in backing out without valid justification. Such damages could be addressed in the contract of sale. You should consider consulting... Read more »
It will be a cash sale just seems risky without a title company or even a deed
A deed is the document that shows ownership of real estate.
Does a prenup help with that if she won’t sign? We are in Arkansas
If the property is titled in your Father's name, he can convey to you by Deed. The marital status may or may not cloud your title, but he can still execute and deliver a Deed. Get a competent attorney to search the title and draft an enforceable Deed. What you may be worried about is... Read more »
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