The lease expired June 2019. Landlord private owner died July 28 2020 home is owned by Landlord and his wife but the lease was only between my husband and I and the Landlord his wifes name is mentioned nowhere on the lease. Landlord did a beneficiary deed im 2017 to his 3 Adult children but not until his wife dies do the children own the home.. Son is pressuring us to send the rent check made out to his Mother (Landlords wife or now widow) at the sons address. But who really should we be paying rent to? We have lived in this home for 14
years.
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Bill HenryFounding Partner 18 years of experience
This can be very confusing, as here. Who should you now send the rent to? Who ever is the legal owner of the property, which could be the wife, the estate, or the 3 adult children. You will need to pay the rent, but you also don't want to pay the rent to the wrong person. You'll need to obtain assurances when you do hand over the rent that it is being accepted by or for the proper party. If you are unable to resolve this you may want to contact an attorney to work this out with the family on your behalf.
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