Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Condolences on your recent loss.

If he owned the house, and it is his debt, the house is part of the estate, and as such, is subject first to payment of estate debts before it can be distributed according to the will or intestate law if there was no will. But as to unsecured debts (those that did not have any property pledged to secure their payment), unless you were also on those debts, you are not responsible for them. Your late partner's estate is. Again, the house would be part of the estate and may have to be sold to pay estate debts if there are insufficient other assets to pay debts.

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