Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Rhode Island

If both your names are on the deed, meaning you and your sister own the property together, then she can not sell the house without your signature (unless you were dead and she recorded a certified copy of a death certificate!).

Best,

Scott J. Summer, Staff General Counsel

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