Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
changing name on property
This is second time I am asking will I be pentalized for changing the name on this property that was bought by my grankmother in as a unmarried women in 1958. she married in 1960 but my step grandfather died in 1980. he had no children She had two son's now deceased . uncle 1969, father 1995 I found out my father never ltransfered the property I have been living in the house and paying the taxes since 1972
I am the only child.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: changing name on property
The main "penalty" you will face is not having clear title if you try to sell the property or transfer it to your heirs. You need to go to a title company and work with them to clear the title. You may also have to go to court with an an action to quiet title based on your prescriptive rights under adverse possession. You may want to start by going to the county recorders office in the county where the property is located and request an abstract of title. This will tell you the current state of the title as far as recordings.
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