These replies have been very helpful to me, thank you all. I'm thinking the best and cleanest way to go is the small estate probate process.
This situation hit me out of the blue. I was totally unprepared for it, and am just hoping to do the right thing. Thanks again.
My brother recently passed away in Pennsylvania (I live in NJ). He was in his 70s. He left no will. He was never married, and I am his only living heir. We weren’t close, although we kept in touch.
He lived alone in a public low-income apartment. I was given access to the apartment and...