I think I understood your question until the 1 of four point. You went from two people to four people. I would need more information, or better yet, have a lawyer look at the documents.

Rights of survivorship are generally applicable to deeds, whether by tenancy by the entirety or joint tenants with rights of survivorship. Ancillary Promissory Notes and Mortgages would need to be analyzed independently.

Jack

The laws in different states can vary substantially. Therefore, as these properties are not in New York, your question would be better directed to attorneys in the states where the properties are located.

A notice of pendency expires after 3 years if not extended. A motion is required if a title company is requiring it, and the other side does not consent.

Landlord is breaching the contract. You have right to roof deck, even if it means taking him to court!

Unless you have a current lease or live in rent regulated housing, there is no restriction on the amount that a landlord may charge for rent. However, in 2019 HSTPA was enacted state-wide and landlord's are required to give written 30-90 day notice of rent increases of 5% or more.

If the property was acquired by your parents during their marriage, it was probably owned as a “tenancy by the entirety”. That means when your father died, your mother was automatically 100% owner. There are several options to make sure it goes to the kids upon her death. She can sign a new... Read more »

New York has a 60-month Medicaid Look-Back Period for Institutional (nursing home) Medicaid that immediately precedes one's Medicaid application date. During this period, Medicaid checks all past asset transfers to ensure no assets were gifted or sold under fair market value. However,... Read more »

Something is fishy. However, you do not have to return money you do not have. If the lawyer said money was in escrow and it was not, he can be disbarred. Escrow accounting is a big deal.

You are missing a key concept. There is a unified credit. There is no gift tax on any amount in this range. You are mixing lifetime giving with annual giving. If you have no idea what I am talking about, get a good lawyer or accountant for whatever you are doing.

He can deed his share over to his siblings.

Unfortunately there is little you can do once you closed on the purchase. While the contract likely had a requirement for the seller to deliver possession of the property vacant and broom clean, that obligation typically ends at the closing. Your contract might allow for this requirement to survive... Read more »

A landlord is not required to share information regarding plans to move from or sell the property they own. Unless a tenant has a lease or is a rent regulated tenant, a landlord does not usually have to have a reason to ask a tenant to move. When selling a house, landlord's are not required... Read more »

You can bring a small claims suit.

If your grandmother resided in Jamaica at the time she passed, the laws of Jamaica determine how her property will be distributed. Therefore, you should seek counsel in that jurisdiction.

The landlord is not required to renew or extend a lease or state a reason for seeking to terminate a non-regulated tenancy. However, if you do not vacate by the date specified in the Non-Renewal Notice, the landlord must obtain a judgment of possession through the courts before you can be evicted.... Read more »

Coops/Condo may adopt more restrictive residency rules than NYC

In addition to the order in which your father and his wife died and the name on the deed of the house, whether either your father or his wife left Wills detailing who their respective executors were or if someone was appointed the administrator of the estate(s) by the court is also relevant,... Read more »

I'm sorry your question remains open for three weeks. You could try reposting and adding "Landlord-Tenant" as a category. There's no guarantee all questions will be picked up, but you could have better chances of a response there. Good luck

If the owner of a property takes a loan to someone (including a mother-in-law) that is secured by a mortgage against the property, the property cannot be conveyed free of the mortgage unless it is satisfied at the closing.