Legal Question in Business Law in New York

Joint Tenants

Please explain Joint tenants esp. can one co-owner of

property held as joint tenants with right of

survivorship sell items without the others permission

or cancel the joint tennancy without the other

permiss


Asked on 7/18/00, 5:08 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

Re: Joint Tenants

In a true joint tenancy with right of survivorship [JTWROS] which reads "Joe AND Mary" the answers are:

1. No, neither can sell without the other's signature on the deed;

2. No, neither can end the tenancy without the signature of the other on a deed or a court order of partition.

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Answered on 9/13/00, 10:08 am


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