Can I gain title to a property if it was abandoned and I have made all payments
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Can I gain title to a property if it was abandoned and I have made all payments
My parents split up my mom abandoned
us than a week later my dad go into some
trouble and he was given prison time so I
payed so the property wouldnt get lost the
person I paid to was aware of the situation
she allow me to keep paying
Asked on May 17, 2019 under Real Estate Law, California
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately, you have no right to ownership of this property. While you made all the payments on it, you cannot simply take title. Voluntarily paying off the loan does not automaticall give you legal rights.
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 4 years ago | Contributor
No, voluntarily paying another person's debt or obligations, even if for a good and understandable reason (e.g. "so the property wouldn't get lost") gives you NO legal rights to it. The law does not let you use your voluntary choice to pay on behalf of another to acquire rights to their proporty. You cannot gain title to it on this basis.
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