How can I obtain a share of property that was never filed with the county recorder’s office?
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How can I obtain a share of property that was never filed with the county recorder’s office?
I own a piece of property with my brother and grandmother. We have owned it for 8 years. Since then my brother has told me that my grandmother gave him her 1/3 however the deed in the recorder’s office still has all 3 of our names on it. Is this still considered the legal ownership or was there something he could have signed that didn’t need filed and still be the 2/3’s legal owner?
Asked on March 13, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
From what you have written if there is an unrecorded deed for the property that you are writing about, it is a "wild deed" and has no legal effect for the transfer of any ownership in the parcel you have written about until it is recorded in the county recorder's office where the parcel is located.
To answer your question, the ownership interests in the parcel you are writing about are as stated in the last recorded document as to it in the county recorder's office where the property is located.
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