Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania
Deed to my house
When I was 18 years old I bought my home. I was young and needed someone to co-sign for the loan. My mother offered to do it, and little did I know up until about two months ago she put her name on the deed. Now I want to sell my home to move and she refuses to sign off on the house because she does not like my life partner. I dont know what I should do about this situation. I want to move from the area within hopefully the next year or so...but she is not going to budge. Can you give me some advice to what I can do to get her name off the deed?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Deed to my house
Unfortunately you are going to have to bring a law suit against your mother.
You need to review the whole matter with an attorney who can assist in planning a strategy.
Good luck to you.
Re: Deed to my house
You asked about getting your mother's name off of your deed.
There are a few circumstances here and you will need to speak with an attorney to see which one is appropriate.
For instance, you may be able to file a corrected deed if you can demonstrate that her name was improperly listed. Or you can present her with a quit claim deed. If she did this without any legal entitlement to do so this may constitute a fraud. You don't necessarily want to play hard ball with mom, but you got to do do what you got to do.
The most likely means is that you will need to sue for partition. This is a poor choice as you will have the least opportunity to demonstrate that she is not owed any portion of the equity in the home.
The best bet is to hire an attorney to set out a strategy with you. Just save all of your paperwork and especially any communications with mom. Demonstrate that she has had no involvement in upkeep of the home, either physically or financially.
Regards,
Roger