Posted on: 17th Jun, 2009 11:45 am
Can your name be added to the title if owner is deceased through an Affidavit of Heirship?...I filed for an Affadavit of Heirship in 2000 it was recorded but i never made the tax assesors office aware of it. House is paid for and sister ceased the property in 2000 after parents died. she pays partial taxes on it most of the time. But i got a notice in the mail from the tax assesors office that shows the property has now been granted to my sister with my deceased mother as grantor and sister as grantee. Is This Legal????????
yes it is legal. as a principal, property owner is responsible to pay property tax.
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Thanks for your reply
I tried using my screen name Virgochild65 when doing a quick reply but it said my name is already taken so i guess i need to login first but then i dont know if i could find the thread again to answer or reply so I'm doing it this way. Following below is the second half of my reply which was never addressed.--------------------------------------------------------------------------
When I applied for the affadavit I included my sister's name as well as other siblings as owner's. There are 6 total including myself, but she is the only one living in the property; and since she doesn't have to pay a mortgage or rent we all thought it only fair that she should at least be responsible for the taxes. The problem is that when the affadavit was made up it was assessed with percentage's of ownership according to who was my Father's biological children and half brothers and sister's, although we all have the same mom. Anyway another sister, brother and myself were given a larger percentage because of that. And now the Tax office has given her the greater percentage along with title to the property with me and the other siblings sharing a smaller percentage. I did call them months back after receiving the letter and they told me that I would have to take it up in another arena. So that is my whole dilemma, what would be changed by producing the documents to them at this point. As a matter of fact I believe the lady I spoke with there said she had an Affadavit, and when I checked the County Clerks office online the only one I saw recorded there was the one I had recorded. So please if you have any other idea's or thoughts please let me know I'm still perplexed.
I tried using my screen name Virgochild65 when doing a quick reply but it said my name is already taken so i guess i need to login first but then i dont know if i could find the thread again to answer or reply so I'm doing it this way. Following below is the second half of my reply which was never addressed.--------------------------------------------------------------------------
When I applied for the affadavit I included my sister's name as well as other siblings as owner's. There are 6 total including myself, but she is the only one living in the property; and since she doesn't have to pay a mortgage or rent we all thought it only fair that she should at least be responsible for the taxes. The problem is that when the affadavit was made up it was assessed with percentage's of ownership according to who was my Father's biological children and half brothers and sister's, although we all have the same mom. Anyway another sister, brother and myself were given a larger percentage because of that. And now the Tax office has given her the greater percentage along with title to the property with me and the other siblings sharing a smaller percentage. I did call them months back after receiving the letter and they told me that I would have to take it up in another arena. So that is my whole dilemma, what would be changed by producing the documents to them at this point. As a matter of fact I believe the lady I spoke with there said she had an Affadavit, and when I checked the County Clerks office online the only one I saw recorded there was the one I had recorded. So please if you have any other idea's or thoughts please let me know I'm still perplexed.
Hi Virgo,
If the property deed states that you own a larger share of property compared to your sister, then it should be considered as a valid document and the tax assessors office cannot change it. In my opinion, you should contact an attorney and take his opinion in this regard.
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If the property deed states that you own a larger share of property compared to your sister, then it should be considered as a valid document and the tax assessors office cannot change it. In my opinion, you should contact an attorney and take his opinion in this regard.
As you're a registered member of the community, you may not be able to use the same user name for a guest post. You should have logged in first. As far as finding the thread is concerned, you can simply bookmark this page.
I may take your advice under consideration.