Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New York

can a judge force the sale of a house, owned by several siblings, to be sold to a " we buy houses for cash" firm?


Asked on 11/16/11, 7:31 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kevin Connolly Kevin J. Connolly

No. A judge CAN order the property to be sold at public auction. It's called an "action for partition" and its purpose is to resolve inter-owner disputes by selling the property. The siblings are natural bidders. So are the vultures. And usually, these cases resolve with a buy-sell agreement, because the auction sale will not get market value from third parties.

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Answered on 11/16/11, 9:09 am


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