Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Re: Bill of Sale contract

By legal owner, I hope that you mean your name is now in title on the property, and that a deed was recorded transferring title from your father's estate to you.

A "bill of sale" is not generally the document used to form a contract to sell and buy land. If it contains sufficient terms to constitute an Agreement of Sale (Contract), and if there is consideration for entering into the contract, it should be settled by the buyer paying you and your writing a deed that could be recorded and giving it to the buyer. Normal sales and transfers of property involve more than what I have described. Not doing these steps with the care they require and not completing all aspects of a property transfer will create more problems in the legal title.

The language in the contract should make it very clear that, among other conditions included in the "as-is", that the property is illegally occupied and that the buyer takes title subject to the possession by the person occupying the property, and that the buyer agrees that you have no responsibility for ejecting or otherwise removing that person.

It sounds like a situation with enough complications that you should be seeking the legal assistance of a lawyer.

This response is not legal advice, since I do not have all of the information that would be required, and I do not have a representation agreement with you.

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