If a co-owner does, who has rights to the house?
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If a co-owner does, who has rights to the house?
I purchased a home with a friend; there is no a relationship between us. However, she is on the title with me at this time and has been since I purchased the home. She is on the road a lot with her travel. If something happened to her, would her children have any rights to the home?
Asked on February 25, 2019 under Real Estate Law, Arizona
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
It depends on how you and she own it.
If you own it as "joint tenants with right of survivorship," then if one of you passes away, the survivor gets their share or or interest in the house and becomes the sole owner.
However, if the two of you own it as "tenants in common," then if she passes away, her interest in or share of the house goes to whomever inherits from her or whomever she leaves it in a will--presumably, her children.
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