sadiedog@wowway
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Ohio
I co-own a home with my brother. This is the result of estate planning. Dad has passed on, mom is in nursing home..I know the way the deed is written mom is entitled to something when the house sells, but mom has no assetts to speak of. The house has been empty since June 2006 and was put on the market in June 2007. It was and is empty.
The question:
Brother has estranged himself from the family for about 8 years.
The house is now for sale. The poor real estate agent has worked her tail off to even get him to sign papers which baffles me, but oh well. One would think if you were going to get some $$ you would be apt to sell..
I have paid all the utilities, taxes, insurance, lawn care, snow removal, since June, 2006.
When I decided to sell it the city it is in has a Point of Sale Inspection. I paid that fee as well as the repair of all the violation codes and incidentals associated with putting a house on the market.
I would like my brother to reimburse me 1/2 of what I have spent. Is there somewhere I can cite some law that states he has to.
I don't know if this means anything, but on the Auditor's site for the County it's in brother is listed as primary owner.
I almost had to file a partition to get him to sell it in the first place. There's no way I can afford that and don't have enough $$ to keep eating the expenses until it was settled anyway.
The market is beyond slow in Cleveland, Ohio and that's very close to where the house is and I'm sure you heard on the national news there are tons of foreclosures here.
btw..there is no mortgage on the house.
I co-own a home with my brother. This is the result of estate planning. Dad has passed on, mom is in nursing home..I know the way the deed is written mom is entitled to something when the house sells, but mom has no assetts to speak of. The house has been empty since June 2006 and was put on the market in June 2007. It was and is empty.
The question:
Brother has estranged himself from the family for about 8 years.
The house is now for sale. The poor real estate agent has worked her tail off to even get him to sign papers which baffles me, but oh well. One would think if you were going to get some $$ you would be apt to sell..
I have paid all the utilities, taxes, insurance, lawn care, snow removal, since June, 2006.
When I decided to sell it the city it is in has a Point of Sale Inspection. I paid that fee as well as the repair of all the violation codes and incidentals associated with putting a house on the market.
I would like my brother to reimburse me 1/2 of what I have spent. Is there somewhere I can cite some law that states he has to.
I don't know if this means anything, but on the Auditor's site for the County it's in brother is listed as primary owner.
I almost had to file a partition to get him to sell it in the first place. There's no way I can afford that and don't have enough $$ to keep eating the expenses until it was settled anyway.
The market is beyond slow in Cleveland, Ohio and that's very close to where the house is and I'm sure you heard on the national news there are tons of foreclosures here.
btw..there is no mortgage on the house.