What are my rights to a mobile home that I co-own if I do not own the land that it sits on?
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What are my rights to a mobile home that I co-own if I do not own the land that it sits on?
I signed purchase papers with my mother for a mobile home, which we moved to land that she owned. Instead of the land going into a Trust, mom signed the deed to my sister who now claims ownership of the land and mobile and wants me to leave. Did I just lose my half of the home?
Asked on December 26, 2015 under Real Estate Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
No, owing the land on which a mobile home sits does not give one ownershop of the mobile home, any more than owing than the land on which a car or trailer is parked gives one ownership of the vehicle. However, she can charge you rent to keep your home there, or require you to move it: you have no right to keep the home on her land without her consent or agreement.
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