My boyfriend and owe a home together in California, i’m on the deed but not the loan, if i move out willing due to us breaking up does the home become his due to abandonment?
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My boyfriend and owe a home together in California, i’m on the deed but not the loan, if i move out willing due to us breaking up does the home become his due to abandonment?
My boyfriend and owe a home together in California, i’m on the deed but not the
loan, if i move out willing due to us breaking up does the home become his due to
abandonment?
Asked on June 15, 2018 under Real Estate Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
No, it does not. The state of an unmarried couple's relationship has NO effect whatsoever on property ownership If you move out and stop paying expenses (e.g. taxes, mortgage, etc.) while he continues to do so, then it is likely that if and when the home is sold, he would be given a larger share of the equity or proceeds to compensate him for having borne those costs, but apart from that, your and his rights to the home and its equity/value will not change. Being on the deed, you are an owner; breaking up or moving out does not affect that.
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