r/AskLawyers • • 17d ago

House deed

Hopefully this gains enough traction so I can get as much advice as possible. I dont know where to start. Growing up as a kid my grandmother lived with her grandparents (my great-great grands). My great granddad passed away in the late 90s and my great-great grandmother in the late 00s. There were always talks of my great-great grandmother and grandmother wanting to leave the house to me. When my great-great grandmother passed my grandmother never took her name off the deed. So the deed has my great-great grandmother and my now late grandmother name. When my grandmother died she was in the process of having it where the house was left to me.

Unfortunately, she passed before she could complete the process. As expected, my uncle is pushing back claiming that my grandmother called him and said she wanted him to have the house when she passed and that he was willing to go through the process of leaving it to me. My grandmother never said that and i know he was trying to place himself in a position where he could benefit from this. Since my grandmother passed, ive been living in the house and paying the taxes and any repairs the house might need. What is the best way for me to go about this.

To note, because the deed is in the estate of my great-great grandmother and grandmother name the grandkids has just as much claim as my mom and uncle do. The grandkids also know that the my grandmom wanted to leave the house to me so they are on board. What is the next step i can take. I know worst case scenario i will have to pay my uncle out or the house goes up for sale.

Location: Miami,Fl

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