Posted on: 17th Jun, 2009 11:31 am
I filed for an Affadavit of Heirship in 2000 it was recorded but i never made the tax assesors office aware of it. House is paid for and sister ceased the property in 2000 after parents died. she pays partial taxes on it most of the time. But i got a notice in the mail from the tax assesors office that shows the property has now been granted to my sister with my deceased mother as grantor and sister as grantee. Is This Legal????????
Hi virgochild,
Since you never made the tax assessors office aware of the affidavit of heirship and since your sister has been making the tax payments, they have granted the title in your sister's name. If you have the documents to prove that the title was given to you through the affidavit of heirship, you can challenge this change of ownership. You need to get in touch with the tax recorders office with all the required documents and discuss the issue with them.
Thanks,
Jerry
Since you never made the tax assessors office aware of the affidavit of heirship and since your sister has been making the tax payments, they have granted the title in your sister's name. If you have the documents to prove that the title was given to you through the affidavit of heirship, you can challenge this change of ownership. You need to get in touch with the tax recorders office with all the required documents and discuss the issue with them.
Thanks,
Jerry
Thanks for replying Jerry,
When I applied for the affadavit I included my sister's name as well as other siblings as owner's. There are 6 total including myself, but she is the only one living in the property; and since she doesn't have to pay a mortgage or rent we all thought it only fair that she should at least be responsible for the taxes. The problem is that when the affadavit was made up it was assessed with percentage's of ownership according to who was my Father's biological children and half brothers and sister's, although we all have the same mom. Anyway another sister, brother and myself were given a larger percentage because of that. And now the Tax office has given her the greater percentage along with title to the property with me and the other siblings sharing a smaller percentage. I did call them months back after receiving the letter and they told me that I would have to take it up in another arena. So that is my whole dilemma, what would be changed by producing the documents to them at this point. As a matter of fact I believe the lady I spoke with there said she had an Affadavit, and when I checked the County Clerks office online the only one I saw recorded there was the one I had recorded. So please if you have any other idea's or thoughts please let me know I'm still perplexed.
Thanks So Much--Virgochild65
When I applied for the affadavit I included my sister's name as well as other siblings as owner's. There are 6 total including myself, but she is the only one living in the property; and since she doesn't have to pay a mortgage or rent we all thought it only fair that she should at least be responsible for the taxes. The problem is that when the affadavit was made up it was assessed with percentage's of ownership according to who was my Father's biological children and half brothers and sister's, although we all have the same mom. Anyway another sister, brother and myself were given a larger percentage because of that. And now the Tax office has given her the greater percentage along with title to the property with me and the other siblings sharing a smaller percentage. I did call them months back after receiving the letter and they told me that I would have to take it up in another arena. So that is my whole dilemma, what would be changed by producing the documents to them at this point. As a matter of fact I believe the lady I spoke with there said she had an Affadavit, and when I checked the County Clerks office online the only one I saw recorded there was the one I had recorded. So please if you have any other idea's or thoughts please let me know I'm still perplexed.
Thanks So Much--Virgochild65