Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

If our home is joint ownership and my husband dies can I sell the house using a death certificate in place of his signature here in Florida?


Asked on 10/28/14, 1:53 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Barry Stein De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary

If you owned the property as "husband and wife" or "joint tenants with rights of survivorship" than you own the property as of death. A certified copy of the spouse's death certificate can be recorded to clear title in the surviving spouse. Hire an attorney to work on the process of selling as house.

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Answered on 10/28/14, 1:57 pm


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