Brian, three brothers inherited property and one brother wants to sell his share to one of his brothers; does the third brother have to give permission?
The short answer is no, no permission is necessary. This question illustrates a couple of different principles.
The first principle is the nature of property passing by way of will or intestacy (no will). Whether heirs take title via a will (if by will they are rightly called devisees) or by intestacy (rightly called heirs) they take and hold title as
tenants in common without right of survivorship
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Brian D. Lytle, Esq., Lytle Law, P.C. www.lytlelaw.com Reprinted with permission of the author.
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