Purchase a home after owner death
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Purchase a home after owner death
I live in Philadelphia, PA. Good morning, I currently live in a home where the
owner died in 2004. I was paying rent to the owners son but he also died. I no
longer pay rent and the back taxes have not been paid since 2009, the home may
come up for sheriff sale soon. i am currently paying all of the utilities and for
upkeep. is there a legal way for me to purchase this home?
Asked on February 3, 2019 under Real Estate Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
If it's coming up on a sheriff's sale, you can bid for it at that sale--that would be the only way to get it from the government, if it is seized for taxes.
If a bank forecloses (e.g. if a mortgage is not paid), you can try to buy it at the foreclosure sale or auction.
If you can identify the executor or personal representative of the owner's son (who presumably inherited when his father died), you may be able to negotiate with them and buy it from the estate.
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