Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Indiana

If they did not title it or pay taxes is it still mine

a little over a two years ago I moved out of my old moble home and gave it to a guy and his wife at no cost as long as the would title it and change the taxes into thier name shortly after that they let some cousins move in it and they stay in his dads house. when tax time came the first time i got the assment in the mail and took it to them and asked why it was not in his and her name and they said sorry we'll get that taken care of now a a new year and assment come again with back payment due. aslo found out that title was not changed over. now what can i do? can i get title from linc. branch and kick the lot of them out. so that i can sell it or move back in it . any help? thanks


Asked on 4/10/04, 9:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mary Ann Wunder Wunder & Wunder

Re: If they did not title it or pay taxes is it still mine

You can apply for a duplicate title and fill it out to them again, but even though the title remains in your name and the taxes appear to be charged to you, the gift of the trailer was complete when you gave title to them in the first place. You cannot now take the property back. If you pay the taxes, you can sue them to recover what you paid. Otherwise, you can let the taxes accumulate as past due and let the county or state take the property in exchange for the tax due. To compel them to take the title to the license branch, you would need to sue them in a court of general jurisdiction in the county where the property is located.

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Answered on 4/12/04, 10:00 am


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