- Jurisdiction
- Illinois
Hello,
My father passed away and left his house it to 4 heirs in the will. I have 50% ownership and 17% for all my other siblings, my sister who is considered a resident lived there rent free while my dad was alive and now since he is gone she believe the house should be hers. We are at the end of the probate where a buyout or sale needs to happen. We were not able to agree to a price with my sister who lives there and it is getting messy so the 3 heirs have decided to sell. My sister is afraid her rent free lifestyle is coming to and end and she is giving us a hard time as we try to sell the house. She will not allow us to see the property to list it because she is technically a tenant. We have decided to come up with an rent agreement in order for us to pay taxes on the house (it is paid for). Do I need to obtain a court order for use to have access to the house in order to list it? Also, since she is considered an heir, can she refuse to sign and hold up the sale of the house once we ge to that point?
Thanks guys!
My father passed away and left his house it to 4 heirs in the will. I have 50% ownership and 17% for all my other siblings, my sister who is considered a resident lived there rent free while my dad was alive and now since he is gone she believe the house should be hers. We are at the end of the probate where a buyout or sale needs to happen. We were not able to agree to a price with my sister who lives there and it is getting messy so the 3 heirs have decided to sell. My sister is afraid her rent free lifestyle is coming to and end and she is giving us a hard time as we try to sell the house. She will not allow us to see the property to list it because she is technically a tenant. We have decided to come up with an rent agreement in order for us to pay taxes on the house (it is paid for). Do I need to obtain a court order for use to have access to the house in order to list it? Also, since she is considered an heir, can she refuse to sign and hold up the sale of the house once we ge to that point?
Thanks guys!
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