Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in North Carolina

No. When a person dies, title to land passes to the surviving heir or beneficiary. If the heir/beneficiary is incompetent, then that person needs a guardian appointed unless they have a financial and healthcare power of attorney. The agent under the financial power of attorney, depending on how the power of attorney is worded, would be the one to grant easements or buy/sell/lease land. The only exception would be if the will provided otherwise and it was necessary to sell the land to pay debts of the estate. Otherwise, permission from the court would have to be sought.