Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida
trust
I live in a Homeowner Association, and I would like to know if a trust with a beneficary is a member of the community even if the home is not registered as a trust on the property tax.
I live in Florida, and would like to know this.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: trust
A trust is not a person, either natural or legal. So I don't see how a trust could be a member of the community.
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Whichever entity owns the home is a member of the Association. If the house is not titled in the name of the trust (as you say it is not registered as a trust on the property tax) then it cannot be a member of the Association.
Scott R. Jay, Esq.