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Currently living in my grandparents house. After they passed, the estate went to my non biological aunt and house was to be split between my father, his brother, and her brother upon sale. Instead of selling she let my father live here for fifteen years with him paying the taxes in our last name (my grandfathers last name). Then my father passed and I took over as caretaker paying the taxes directly. I would really like to keep the house in my families name and I offered my aunt that Id be willing to buy. She stated she wants fair market value for my two uncles shares. However, this house will undoubtedly get praised much less than she is thinking and has major issues in need of addressing to fix. Do I have any room to take legal action or submit an offer to claim the house at an appropriate price considering the time and personal care my father and I have put into this house?
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There are a lot of issues in your question. Your father was a beneficiary of the estate, and as such probably inherited a portion of the house, which then would pass to you. Just paying the taxes doesn't secure your interest, you would have to be sure to pay for upkeep and maintenance and other issues. You will probably have to consult an attorney to get this straightened out.
Answered on Jun 09th, 2016 at 5:09 PM
Diana L. Anderson, Certified Elder Law Attorney This response is not legal advice and does not establish any form of attorney/client relationship