previous property owner want me to sign paperwork removing my name of the deed/title
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previous property owner want me to sign paperwork removing my name of the deed/title
I bought my home in 2013,with the agreement that the previous owner would retain 150 feet of the south side of the property with a 30 feet ingress and egress. He now wants to sell the property which is approximately 1.13 acres but needs me to sign my name off the deed/title which makes no sense to me.
Asked on August 3, 2018 under Real Estate Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
The land that he kept--is it on your deed or not? If it is on your deed, he cannot sell it on his own, since it is owned by you (even you had an agreement that he'd keep it). In this, if the land was not separated out on the deed at the time you bought it, you would need to quitclaim that portion of the land to him. A real estate attorney can help you do this: you should hire the attorney (to make sure he represents your interests) but first have a written agreement that the would-be seller will reimburse you for the legal fees (since it is being done for his benefit, not yours).
If the land he wants to sell was separted out from you land already, there does not appear to be any legitimate reason why he needs you to do anything.
In NO event should you sign or do anything removing your name from the deed for that portion of the property which you bought and which is yours.
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