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Is a Quit Claim Right for me?

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Mark

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Post Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:03 am    Post subject: Is a Quit Claim Right for me?
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My buddy & I bought a house 4 years ago, he past away last month. His family cannot afford his half of the house and was going to just sign over his half of the house to me...Is a quit claim right for this situation?
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:46 am    Post subject:
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I'm sorry to hear of your buddy's death. Let's hope that his sould would rest in peace.

Coming to your query, a quitclaim deed won't be the right solution here as because the grantor or your buddy is no more living. What needs to be done is, filing an affidavit of heirship at the County Recorder's office. This will help remove the deceased person's and from the title.
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Post Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:33 pm    Post subject:
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I'm sorry to hear that, you can not use a quitclaim when the grantor has gone. An affidavit of heirship will help remove your buddy's name from the title.
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Post Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:13 am    Post subject:
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Was title held as joint tenants? If so, no deed is necessary as title will pass to you automatically - an affidavit can be recorded to make it a public record. If not joint tenants, perhaps the family could do an affidavit of heirship to show who's entitled to the property but then they would need to do a quit claim deed.
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Post Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:05 am    Post subject:
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Hi Mark,

If they are on the deed title, then they can sign a quitclaim deed to you.

Hope this will help you.

Thanks,

Jerry
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