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My grandparents died with no will. They had 2 children. My father has been paying the land taxes on the property for 17 years but there is no deed. Is he entitled to the property because he has paid the taxes?
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Paying taxes on property does not entitle your father to ownership. The only ways to get legal ownership of property are by purchase, trade, gift, title of joint ownership, or inheritance.
Is your father one of your grandparents’ two children? If so he would be a legitimate heir to the property.
Finding the deed or title to ownership of the property is necessary and may be much simpler than you think. Call the county courthouse where your grandparents owned the property. Ask the clerk to mail you a copy of the deed. It is very inexpensive - roughly $10 in Oklahoma and I doubt if it’s much more in Tennessee.
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Answered on Oct 01st, 2012 at 3:40 PM