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<p class="MsoNormal">I would file a Quiet Title and Partition action and let the court decide. Otherwise, the sister may sell the house out from under him.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott Hildebrand<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 05, 2017 9:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'WSBA Real Property Listserv'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Client with property right claim<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have an interesting situation here-<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Client’s parents sold property to client and his sister some years ago.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The sister’s name is the only one on title because of various and sundry personal reasons.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Over the years, my guy has paid a portion of the mortgage to his sister and served as property manager they rented the property). He even took the tax deduction for the mortgage interest.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He moved into the house without telling his sister until after the fact.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He filed an affidavit on title asserting his ownership and has since been negotiating to buy the house. They have not come to terms.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The sister has listed the property.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do I need to file something more than an affidavit? Should I get an injunction? Quiet title? Partition?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks so much for your guidance.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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