Any inheritance is deemed separate property, meaning it does not belong to the community. Therefore, if your husband uses the money from either the sale or the rents earned from these properties to purchase a home it will be deemed his separate property and you would not have any claim. However, if he uses assets such as his earnings or money from a joint bank account to pay the mortgage payments or make improvements on the property then the community has the right to be reimbursed or share in any equity.
Answered on Oct 15th, 2012 at 6:00 PM