tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post6939665517263798479..comments2024-03-24T04:54:52.124-07:00Comments on Estate Law Canada: How do I sell my half of a jointly owned house?Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-41041112312482225642020-11-12T00:18:14.590-08:002020-11-12T00:18:14.590-08:005 of us are tenants in common 1 sister wont sign a...5 of us are tenants in common 1 sister wont sign at 225k she wants her son to buy for 100k can they force me to sign at a lower offer ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622769083325625311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-44901061857648246282020-10-06T10:49:47.001-07:002020-10-06T10:49:47.001-07:00Hi Lynne, I will try and keep this short. My fian...Hi Lynne, I will try and keep this short. My fiancé and his brother have purchased a home that they have owned for 12 years. Brother only pays half the mortgage while my fiancé pays for other half plus all the bills by himself. When they sell the house can my fiancé legally give him 1/3 and he keep 2/3 of the remainder amount of sale?Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03753660175589844578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-72090120878706172812020-08-28T18:49:49.388-07:002020-08-28T18:49:49.388-07:00If a husband and wife owned a mobile home on a ren...If a husband and wife owned a mobile home on a rented pad as joint tenants, can one or the other randomly change that joint tenancy to tenants in common ownership without the other party knowing about it or consenting to it? Doesn't this disadvantage the party who loses the right of survivorship on the property, wherein they would have been entitled to inherit 100% of the property upon the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148975297836664346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-83833050271842599882020-05-15T18:28:31.795-07:002020-05-15T18:28:31.795-07:00Hi
My question is that my two sons own the ownersh...Hi<br />My question is that my two sons own the ownership of the house which I bought as a matamornial house as I had no job and kids together could have mortgage approved we made a deal .... but kids are married know they want to have there own house with there respected spouse and I want to hold this house so I can live here on my own with my little one who is a teenager and a student ... what Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09867938506862912782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-49053386078385893862020-02-08T18:52:18.530-08:002020-02-08T18:52:18.530-08:00I would love to know the answer to this also. Both...I would love to know the answer to this also. Both own the house due to inheritance, joint tenancy ( original stipulation was if 1 dies the other will get the house) but the one living in it is paying all the bills and repairs... the other wants nothing to do with it and refuses to even pay 1/2 the property taxes or insurances. What can be done. Karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07999191142151197324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-34314056252955821982020-02-07T23:17:52.019-08:002020-02-07T23:17:52.019-08:00Hi, not sure if this has been asked and answered a...Hi, not sure if this has been asked and answered already but if 2 brothers inherited a house and one doesn't want to own it but the other brother is refusing to buy him out, and refusing to sell basicall forcing his brother to own the house with him, what can be done? Ontario, Canada. A little lost on all this stuff https://www.blogger.com/profile/17184611682350163771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-69679033241607116622020-01-05T20:52:15.903-08:002020-01-05T20:52:15.903-08:00Hello
When mom died this year my mom and dad's...Hello<br />When mom died this year my mom and dad's house (in the country) is now in dads and my name <br /><br />Dad's new girlfriend wants him to move into town and buy a house were she and him can live<br /><br />I am glad he's happy but worried she's a gold digger.<br /><br />I told dad that if the country house sells and I sign my name the new house in town is to go into my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-83897796687484083522019-09-17T17:08:23.427-07:002019-09-17T17:08:23.427-07:00I have a question.
I own property with my ex. It...I have a question. <br />I own property with my ex. Its a joint tenancy. I want to sell. Can i force him to sell? Or does he need to pay me out. Or what are my options. We are in Alberta Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723994812470514963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-79058001614758165282019-08-09T08:10:18.130-07:002019-08-09T08:10:18.130-07:00Hi Lynn,
Recently my boyfriend's grandmother ...Hi Lynn,<br /><br />Recently my boyfriend's grandmother passed away. She owned her house which was transferred to her estate on her death. Her will states that her estate is to be split equally between 3 siblings.<br /><br />The family has offered to let me buy out 2 of the 3 siblings with the third sibling keeping her share of the value in the house until the house is sold in the future (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-74076037031601773852019-06-19T10:02:49.295-07:002019-06-19T10:02:49.295-07:00Will they buy you out so that you can get your sha...Will they buy you out so that you can get your share out but they will keep the house? If they don't have the cash up front, can they get a mortgage to buy you out? If not, would you be willing to finance the sale by putting an agreement into place where they pay you a certain amount each month?<br /><br />If buying you out is just not a possibility, you are probably stuck. Assuming that you Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-48596770509756817672019-06-16T17:08:40.352-07:002019-06-16T17:08:40.352-07:00Hi Lynne we both a house last 2013 with my mother ...Hi Lynne we both a house last 2013 with my mother in law . I want to sell my share (65%) but they won't sell it what will I doAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07394738374041078856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-86792318593182319322019-01-23T20:25:10.379-08:002019-01-23T20:25:10.379-08:00We purchased a duplex many years ago with my paren...We purchased a duplex many years ago with my parents each have a half. The agreement states that both couples are joint tenants as to an endive 1/2 interest. each half interest as tenants in common. My parents are in their 90's their health is now failing. They have told us that we will inherit their 1/2. Will we be taxed on their portion when they pass?ru4sharing@hotmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992462654812996943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-73247450893961743722019-01-06T14:37:38.943-08:002019-01-06T14:37:38.943-08:00Hello,
If 3 people own a home as joint tenants, w...Hello,<br /><br />If 3 people own a home as joint tenants, with right of survivorship, can one of the joint tenants "sever" the joint tenancy agreement so that way all 3 people become co-owners?<br /><br />If this is possible, once the 3 people are made co-owners, how does one go about selling his share of the home? <br /><br />Thank you.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-66913630851408654732018-12-18T08:50:47.601-08:002018-12-18T08:50:47.601-08:00What about if 2 siblings purchase the family cotta...What about if 2 siblings purchase the family cottage, they are co-owners. One person moves away and wants nothing to do with the cottage anymore, they can't force the sale but are they responsible for half of the on-going costs (insurance, repairs etc) until and if the property sells?maclor30https://www.blogger.com/profile/01421087297835312363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-69889193042307541592018-11-19T22:44:10.343-08:002018-11-19T22:44:10.343-08:00Hi Lynne, lots of great info in here. Thanks so mu...Hi Lynne, lots of great info in here. Thanks so much! My question is maybe something you have heard before. My Grandparents put my aunt on the title of their farm (primary residence - 2 houses and a mobile - she lives in one of the houses currently and they run a business) strictly for tax purposes. A few months later, my grandpa passed away unexpectedly. Now my Grandma is wanting to sell but sheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-48357533742326761072018-09-23T14:54:21.536-07:002018-09-23T14:54:21.536-07:00You didn't say who the executor is. If that pe...You didn't say who the executor is. If that person is not your sister, put some pressure on the executor to do their job and give you your half of the inheritance.<br /><br />Obviously you and your sister talked about her buying you out. That would have been a nice solution. However, if that is not going to happen then the house needs to be sold. That may sound a bit cold but is it any colderLynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-14624242879871568942018-09-22T02:43:57.007-07:002018-09-22T02:43:57.007-07:00Hi, my sister and I were left a house about a year...Hi, my sister and I were left a house about a year and a half ago which she lives in ever since our mother passed away. I found out I have cancer and could really use the money from the half I was willed. But she says the bank won't give her a loan because she hasn't been at her new job long enough. There is a good chance I don't have to long and need the money for medication and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377763167987161447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-43378466557532259552018-09-18T05:12:10.475-07:002018-09-18T05:12:10.475-07:00Unfortunately, you can't just take someone off...Unfortunately, you can't just take someone off a deed. When he added her name to the title, he created legal rights that she still owns.<br /><br />The simplest answer is that he should ask her to voluntarily sign the cottage back over to him. I know that sounds simple but if they are not getting along, a voluntary return of the title might not be realistic.<br /><br />He has few options Lynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-7453223838064050072018-09-17T10:22:07.683-07:002018-09-17T10:22:07.683-07:00Ontario resident. Cottage owner. Mortgage free. Hi...Ontario resident. Cottage owner. Mortgage free. His cottage. He put ex girlfriends name on deed when they were together. It's a cottage in Quebec. They are broken up now. How does he get her name off the deed. She did not put any money into the cottage. It was paid for before they were a couple. He added her name on deed because at the time they were engaged and now engagement is off. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-82867688599048395182018-07-24T07:32:02.369-07:002018-07-24T07:32:02.369-07:00Whose name was on the cottage? That's the pers...Whose name was on the cottage? That's the person who has to pay the tax.<br /><br />LynneLynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-3309016562220900662018-07-23T15:41:01.487-07:002018-07-23T15:41:01.487-07:00Hello Lynne
I recently sold the family cottage wit...Hello Lynne<br />I recently sold the family cottage with my mother and two siblings as joint tenants. My mother wants us to pool our money into her account so she can pay the capital gains on the cottage.<br />Do I have to pay the capital gains on my share of the cottage come tax time?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05221658534890188075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-69181595288337968502018-06-04T12:43:33.443-07:002018-06-04T12:43:33.443-07:00Hi Lynne,
Thank-you for making this venue avail...Hi Lynne,<br /> Thank-you for making this venue available to answer questions. Mine is such: I am a joint tenant owner of my Mother's condo in Manitoba together with her and my sister. My Mother is a very difficult personality and I would really like to just walk away from the situation. What options do I have to get out of this? <br />Thanks,<br />KevinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-36568829572854053732018-06-03T15:53:00.554-07:002018-06-03T15:53:00.554-07:00The executor is legally bound to do what is in the...The executor is legally bound to do what is in the will. This means that any change to that instruction is done among the beneficiaries after the estate is wrapped up. They can agree to whatever they want, but there is no majority vote. If they don't all agree then it stays the way it was in the will. <br /><br />What a great example this is of why parents should never leave their property toLynne Butler, BA LLBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09790353197833765108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-7381396037831990372018-06-03T14:00:43.210-07:002018-06-03T14:00:43.210-07:00Hi Lynne,
My mother left a cottage with 20 acres s...Hi Lynne,<br />My mother left a cottage with 20 acres several years ago to four children as joint tenancy, but the will has not been executed yet. Three of the children have agreed to have it changed to Tenancy in Common. Once executed (or beforehand), one sibling wants out altogether, one wants to buy outright, I want to divide the property (and let the one that wants to buy it get the cottage),Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436024129575354145.post-52393802128640338502018-03-15T08:36:36.036-07:002018-03-15T08:36:36.036-07:00My mother recently passed away leaving our home to...My mother recently passed away leaving our home to my father and myself. My father ( 80 with health issues)has estranged himself from me as he is in a new realtionship. His new girlfriend now wants to sell our famliy home, which is currently rented out for a term of 2 more years. I don't want to sell our family home but my father says it is possible to sell 50% and he plans on it. We don'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com