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Hi, I am a resident of Texas. I was recently divorced and the court awarded the rental property we owned to my my ex-wife and also ordered her to pay the property taxest for that property. She lives in Virginia now and the County keeps sending me the delinquency notice for the property taxes she has not paid. The decree has been signed by the judge. I am not in talking terms with my ex-wife since she went and got a protective order against me. Though the order has expired, I am trying to not contact her since she is mentally unstable. I want to relinquish my rights from that property, so that I don't become liable. I spent more than $40,000 for the lawyer who represented me in the divorce case and he is asking for an outrages amount to do all these additional work. So I am trying to get this done by myself. What can I do to relinquish my name from the property? Are there any private companies that can do this work for me?
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Good afternoon. A couple of things...i) just because you are getting the notices, you have no liability for property taxes. In fact, no one has any personal liability because property taxes run with the land, not the person. Thus, the only recourse the taxing authority has is to foreclose on the property to collect those taxes. The owners simply get notice of the delinquency, but have no personal exposure other than the loss of the property; and ii) title can be transferred by signing a quit claim deed transferring the property to the other owner; the quit claim deed should be witnessed, notarized, and then recorded in the real property records in the city/county in which the property is located.
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Pls let me know the steps related to 'quit claim'. Where do I get the forms? Can Title companies help me with this?
I have provided a form below. Complete it, sign it, have it witnessed and notarized, and then record it. The title company can record it or you can do this yourself.
STATEOF _______________ )
) QUIT-CLAIM DEED
COUNTYOF __________ )
KNOW ALL MENBY THESE PRESENTS that________________________., (hereinafter "Grantor") in considerationof the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) to the Grantor in hand paid at and before thesealing of these presents by _________________________________(hereinafter called "Grantees"), the receipt of which is herebyacknowledged, has granted, conveyed, remised, released, and foreverquit-claimed, and by these presents does grant, convey, remise, release andforever quit-claim unto Grantees, their heirs and assigns, all of its right,title and interest including any remainder interest, in the following describedproperty:
[PropertyDescription]
Togetherwith all and singular the rights, hereditaments and appurtenances to saidpremises belonging or in anywise incident or appertaining; to have and to holdall and singular the premises before mentioned unto the Grantees, and theGrantees' heirs and assigns forever, so that neither the said Grantor norGrantor's successors and assigns, nor any other person or persons claimingunder Grantor shall at any time hereafter by any way or means, have, claim ordemand any right or title to the aforesaid premises or appurtenances, or anypart or parcel thereof, forever.
WITNESSthe Grantor's hand and seal this _____ day of ________________, 20__.
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Thanks for the reply. I believe you have provided me the correct answer. But before I 'Accept Answer' and make a payment, pls allow me to go to the Title company next week and make sure everything is correct as you mentioned and as soon as I have the confirmation, I will make the payment. Thanks for your reply and it is really helpful.
You're welcome. Take care.
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