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Is she a joint title holder to the property?
Is she a joint title holder to the property?
Yes, that could include utility bills, but no coolant it would be very unlikely she could force the sale of the home.
She would need to prove that she made contributions and has not been properly compensated. She paid for utility bills, but she had a place to live for many years, and so you would have a strong argument that she has already been compensated for those minor contributions. So it would be unlikely that simply paying utility bills would be enough to demonstrate that she has built up equity in the property. And if she did somehow prove that claim the court could order that you pay her an amount of money, and would not have to force the sale of the property itself.
She would need to prove that she made contributions and has not been properly compensated. She paid for utility bills, but she had a place to live for many years, and so you would have a strong argument that she has already been compensated for those minor contributions. So it would be unlikely that simply paying utility bills would be enough to demonstrate that she has built up equity in the property. And if she did somehow prove that claim the court could order that you pay her an amount of money, and would not have to force the sale of the property itself.
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