If your name is added to someone’s house deed and they pass away, do you need to pay any special taxes or fees to keep the house?
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If your name is added to someone’s house deed and they pass away, do you need to pay any special taxes or fees to keep the house?
Asked on September 27, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
eric redman / Redman Ludwig, P.C.
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
if the deed was recorded with you as joint owner with rights of survivorship then you are the owner if the co owner dies. nothing to pay
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