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Answered 2013-12-18 14:32:47
Any person with an interest in the real estate would need to sign the mortgage so that the lender could foreclose in case of a default. Therefore, the fee owner, or remaindermen, can mortgage the property only with the written consent of the life estate holder. The holder of the life estate can only mortgage the property with the written consent of the fee owner.
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If property with a life estate is sold who gets the money?
The person who owns the fee receives the proceeds from the sale. The life estate holder only has the right to use the property for life. If they relinquish their life estate the owner of the property can then sell it free and clear of the life estate.
Can a trustee in an irrevocable life insurance trust borrow money from a life insurance?
No to avoid estate tax penalty
How do you get a life estate?
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How is a life estate created?
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Does a will override a life estate?
If a person was granted a life estate in property and then the owner dies, the property remains subject to the life estate. Even if the decedent leaves the property to a different beneficiary in the will, the property passes subject to the life estate.
Does the owner of a life estate to a residence also have life estate to property the dwelling is on?
Unless the life estate was restricted to the dwelling only the life tenant has the right to the use of the real property for the duration of their natural life. A life estate is an interest in the real property upon which the dwelling sits. The property affected by the life estate is the premises described in the deed to the property.
Can a person you sign the deed in a life estate sell the property while you are sill living on the in the house?
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Whose financial asset is the life estate the remainder or the life tenant?
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You co-signed on your sons mortgage you have your own property in a life estate can your sons mortgage company have any rights to your property that is in the life estate?
If the property in which you have a life estate is a separate and distinct property from the property your son mortgaged (and you co-signed) then the lender has no rights in your life estate property. If the property your son mortgaged is the same property in which you have a life estate then if he defaults on the mortgage and the lender takes possession you will also your life interest in the property since you also signed the mortgage.
Who pays the property taxes on life estate?
The owner of the life estate.
Can a remainderman sell property with a life estate?
The remainderman can sell their interest as a remainderman in the property subject to the life estate. The life tenant has the right to the use and possession of the property for life.
What happens in a life estate when the son gets divorced in wi?
A life estate is a right in property. Rights in property don't go away. The name on the life estate is the person that retains the rights to the life estate.
Does a remainderman have any property rights?
Yes. The remainders actually own the fee in the property. They have the right to have the property maintained in good condition by the life tenant. If the life estate holder is wasting the property the remainders can sue in court to have the life estate terminated. Upon the death of the life tenant or the release of the life estate they will have the right to full use and possession of the property.Yes. The remainders actually own the fee in the property. They have the right to have the property maintained in good condition by the life tenant. If the life estate holder is wasting the property the remainders can sue in court to have the life estate terminated. Upon the death of the life tenant or the release of the life estate they will have the right to full use and possession of the property.Yes. The remainders actually own the fee in the property. They have the right to have the property maintained in good condition by the life tenant. If the life estate holder is wasting the property the remainders can sue in court to have the life estate terminated. Upon the death of the life tenant or the release of the life estate they will have the right to full use and possession of the property.Yes. The remainders actually own the fee in the property. They have the right to have the property maintained in good condition by the life tenant. If the life estate holder is wasting the property the remainders can sue in court to have the life estate terminated. Upon the death of the life tenant or the release of the life estate they will have the right to full use and possession of the property.
Can a life tenant mortgage property?
A life estate is not a fee interest and a bank will not loan money on real property unless it can take the property by foreclosure in the case of a default. The fee owners (or remaindermen) would need to consent to the mortgage. The exception is the "enhanced life estate" available in Florida and few other states whereby the life estate holder has the power to sell and mortgage the property during their life.
Can life estate property be sold to the life estate recipient?
Yes, the remainder can be sold to the life estate holder.
How does a life estate deed supersede a will?
If the owner of the property granted a life estate to someone else while still living their property is encumbered by the life estate when they die. The life tenant has a prior claim on the real estate: the right to the use and possession for the duration of their natural life. The beneficiaries of the will inherit the property subject to that life estate.
How do you buy in simple fee your life estate?
If you own a life estate and want to own the fee simple in that property then you must buy it from the owner.A person with a life estate has the right to the use and possession of the property for the duration of their natural life or whatever terms were made when the life estate was created. Some other person owns the fee simple in the property and they will acquire the use and possession of the property when the life estate has ended.See related question link.If you own a life estate and want to own the fee simple in that property then you must buy it from the owner.A person with a life estate has the right to the use and possession of the property for the duration of their natural life or whatever terms were made when the life estate was created. Some other person owns the fee simple in the property and they will acquire the use and possession of the property when the life estate has ended.See related question link.If you own a life estate and want to own the fee simple in that property then you must buy it from the owner.A person with a life estate has the right to the use and possession of the property for the duration of their natural life or whatever terms were made when the life estate was created. Some other person owns the fee simple in the property and they will acquire the use and possession of the property when the life estate has ended.See related question link.If you own a life estate and want to own the fee simple in that property then you must buy it from the owner.A person with a life estate has the right to the use and possession of the property for the duration of their natural life or whatever terms were made when the life estate was created. Some other person owns the fee simple in the property and they will acquire the use and possession of the property when the life estate has ended.See related question link.
If a property is in a life estate are you still able to sell it?
When property is subject to a life estate both the life estate holder and the fee owner or remainder persons must all sign any deed of sale otherwise the property will transfer subject to the life estate.
What is a life estate owner?
A life estate holder has the right to the use and possession of real property for the duration of their natural life. They do not own the property but the property cannot be mortgaged or sold by the fee owners without the consent of the life estate holder. The life estate is extinguished when the holder dies.
Can a property that I have a life estate in be sold?
It can be sold, but it is still subject to the life estate.
Can a house in a life estate be sold?
Generally a life estate entitles the beneficiary to all property rights except the right to sell or otherwise transfer the fee in the property. It cannot be defeated by the conveyance of the property. If the house was sold the buyer would acquire it subject to the life estate. If the life estate holder desires to relinquish the life estate in order to sell the property then she/he may join in the deed of conveyance and the life estate will end.
What is life estate in Fla?
A life estate is a right in real property based on the life of a person. It allows that person the use of the property for their lifetime.
Can property in a life estate be sold to an outsider?
The fee to the property can be sold but only subject to the right of the life estate holder to the use and possession of the property.
When a life tenant dies with a will and property is willed the children is that property part of the estate?
A life estate expires when the life tenant dies. A life tenant doesn't own the property, it doesn't become part of their estate and therefore they cannot leave it to their heirs in their will. When a life estate is set up in a deed or will there is also a 'remainderman' who will own the property when the life tenant dies.
Can a life estate be challenged?
A life estate is granted by the owner of the property. You have no right to challenge their right to control their own property.
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