How long can an estate remain open in NJ? I'm the administrator of my ex-husbands estate. The 3 adult children from our marriage are the heirs. The home has an outstanding mortgage that I have been paying since he passed away from the life insurance proceeds. The real estate market has tanked and the family really doesn't want to sell the house right now. One of my children wants to rent the home from the estate for approximately 5 years. At that time the children will sell the home to the one son.Can an estate actually collect rent etc on this property?
Optional Information: State/Country relating to question: New Jersey
You should not have to be paying the mortgage from the life insurance unless that went to the estate. You do not want to keep the estate open. What needs to happen is to distribute the house out the three children with the one executing a lease or contract to prevent any future problems. Depending on the amount of the mortgage, taxes and expenses he may owe the others the difference between the expenses and the rent. The main issue is that the three of them will have to assume the mortgage.
Do they need to form a corporation? I guess I don't understand how it is done. I'm not sure how to distribute this out.
You would issue a deed of distribution from the estate to the three heirs. Any attorney can draft the deed for you and that will allow you to close the estate. Then they can form an LLC and place the property in the LLC and then the person can lease from the LLC. That would not be a bad idea.
Experience: Attorney with experience in wills, estates and trusts
Thank you very much.