Posted on: 04th May, 2009 06:13 pm
I bought a house with my boyfriend - now ex(stupid, I know). We are on the loan together. We bought the house with the intention of getting married and that never happened. I have lived here for 3 years and he lived here for about 1 year. We broke up about 6 months ago and I have been living here ever since. He has secretly put the house on the market and now has someone who wants to buy it. They have offered full price for the home. Do I have to sell? Can he sell without my signature? I told him that I would just have his name removed, but apparently I can't do that either. If I'm right, he can't sell without my signature either. What should we do? Should I get a lawyer?
Yes you should get a lawyer. Is your name on the deed?
you should contact a lawyer. your ex obviously wants to cash out his equity on the property. you may end up having to buy out his equity in the property via refinance. i hope this helps...
any time that you feel the need to ask "should i get a lawyer?" i would have to suggest that you've already answered your own question. and that answer would be "yes."
Hi
You said you're on the loan. But are you on the title as well? If you are on the title to the property, you have a legal right to the property and it doesn't seem to be possible for your ex to sell the house without your signature.
You said you're on the loan. But are you on the title as well? If you are on the title to the property, you have a legal right to the property and it doesn't seem to be possible for your ex to sell the house without your signature.
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I have contacted an attorney (who is a friend of a friend). He has told me because we are both legal owners and neither one is willing to budge in the other direction that if we go to court, a judge would probably order us to sell anyway. Does this seem right? Will I be wasting my time, energy, and money to save my house - just to have it sold anyway? Should I just relent, take this as a life lesson, and move on?
You can't save the house unless you buy it the share of your ex.
Hi help,
The lawyer is right in saying that taking the matter to court might not help your cause. Since both of you are on the title and none of you is willing to give up interest in the property, the judge will, in all probabiity, order a sale of the house and distribution of the proceed among you two. But one thing is for sure that he would not be able to sell the house without your signature because you are a legal owner of the property.
The lawyer is right in saying that taking the matter to court might not help your cause. Since both of you are on the title and none of you is willing to give up interest in the property, the judge will, in all probabiity, order a sale of the house and distribution of the proceed among you two. But one thing is for sure that he would not be able to sell the house without your signature because you are a legal owner of the property.
i'm in agreement. your lawyer gave you the straight answer, and jenkin is correct in his interpretation.
when two people can't come to agreement about what to do with a property, they pretty much leave themselves with no other option but to take their woes to court.
obviously, it's far easier for you two to resolve this without the need of a court decision.
when two people can't come to agreement about what to do with a property, they pretty much leave themselves with no other option but to take their woes to court.
obviously, it's far easier for you two to resolve this without the need of a court decision.