Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New York

my husband and his sister have a partnership that made them co owners of their mother's house. the house is under contract to be sold soon and my sister in law is claiming we owe her money for expenses she paid for the house maintenance. however, my husband was never consulted about these expenses.she did them at her own discretion and now wants us to reimburse her. some of these expenses include the installation of an alrm system ( which she subsequently used to lock us out of the house), a haul away service to clean junk out of the house , and lawn maintenance. do we owe her anything for expenses that were never discussed or agreed upon?


Asked on 7/31/11, 5:54 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Markowitz Michael A. Markowitz, PC

Generally, the answer is yes. A partner's decisions concerning a partnership binds the other partner. However, reimbursement for expenses are taken from the gross amount received from the sale (not your husband's 1/2). Of course, you can insist on receipts demonstrating that the money was actually spent.

Mike.

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Answered on 8/01/11, 5:34 am


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