Bought a house with a friend, he passed away

medenh · Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Posts: 1 1.28 Dollars($)

Is a "Quit Claim" the only way to transfer property? My best friend who was like a brother to me passed away. We owned a house together. His family doesn't want his half of the house, can they "Gift" it to me or "Quit Claim" his half to me...What are my options?

adonis · Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:52 pm Post subject:

Welcome medenh,

Quitclaim is not the only way to transfer property. In fact, when it comes to taking over the property-share of any deceased person, what you need to do is, file an affidavit of heirship if the person hasn't left behind a Will. Thus, there's no question of gift here. Moreover, I don't think the family has any rights on the house that your friend and you owned.

Know how affidavit of heirship works .

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