Property sale title transfer
Question Details: A previous owner of our house married during her ownership, had her husband sign the deed, however the signature was never notarized. Now, more than 25 years later when we're trying to sell the house, the title company claims that we have to find this guy from the past, and have him sign a quit claim deed. Does this even matter anymore? Isn't the statute of limitations expired?
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You need to have an experienced real estate attorney on board for this one. You'll need to pull out everything you got when you bought the home, and I hope that includes a title insurance policy. If so, your lawyer should be able to toss this mess in the lap of the company that insured your title back then, and let them sort it out.
Please don't delay in hiring an attorney with this. If this problem isn't resolved, it could give your buyers the right to walk away from the deal, and it will continue to be a problem with any other buyer.
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