My grandmother sold my aunt 14 acres of land four years ago for $11,000, which my aunt told her was fair price. My grandmother gave her the deed to have the land removed and new deeds wrote up for the now separate lands. However, my aunt simply added her name to the deed for the whole property. However, my grandmother is still paying taxes for the property itself and has been for the past four years. She wants to remove my aunt’s name from the deed to the house and the property it sits on. Is there anyway she can do this?
Also you want to get a copy of the plat - the plat will show the dimensions of the property and it will make it easier to visually understand the legal description. Most places have it where you can get the plat via a download too.
To do all this all you need is either the owners name or the parcel number. As I said, this is all public information. If the property was bought a long time ago, it might not all be available on-line and you will need to go to the courthouse. Go early and keep a sense of humor as you will be in line with folks getting all sorts of things from car license issues to people registering rental leases.
Just a thought....could your grandma have done the property as a sale to your aunt as a "life estate"? If that is the case, it still is in gran's name and tax structure, so that is why grandma is still paying taxes on it as she still owns it and then upon her death it goes to your aunt which aunt paid 11K for. Grandma is the "grantor" and your aunt is the "grantee", the legal filed will show if this is the case. A life estate is quite a different legal situation than an outright sale. Either way you need an attorney to review and advise on. Good luck.
Corinne
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Also, what state is this in? I'm not an attorney, but with more info may be able to shed some light. Although you very well may need an attorney to get involved.