Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Part 2: Different ways to take title to property

How you take title to a property is a very important decision which depends on your specific situation. When real estate is purchased, that person(s) is the recipient, or grantee, on a deed. The deed is a legal document used to hold ownership in real estate. It specifies how the owner(s) are taking title which establishes the legal rights each owner(s)  has. There are three ways you can take title, tenants in common, joint tenants with rights of survivorship and, tenancy by the entirety. Today we will talk about:

JOINT TENANTS WITH RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP

Joint tenants with rights of suvivorship is a form of ownership by two or more persons of the same property. The individuals, are called joint tenants. They share equal ownership of the property and have the equal, undivided right to keep or dispose of the property. If sold, the proceeds of the sale is divided equally. Joint tenancy creates a Right of Survivorship. This right provides that if any one of the joint tenants dies, the remainder of the property is transferred to the survivors, no probate is necessary.

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