There is no legal arrangement about who maintains the property.
Who is responsible for maintaining the property?
These are not exclusive as agreements are mutual and verbal, either written or oral and may or may not be legally enforceable.There was no agreement as far I know mutual, verbal or legal.
I guess there would be a number of factors to consider, most of the moral/ethical ones rather than legal precedent.
- How much below market value did the child pay?
- Are the repairs one that affect the short or long term? (eg:heating problem or decoration, probably the parents. A problem that would affect the long-term stability of the property, probably the child...to protect their investment)
- Can the parents/child afford the repairs?
- Would it be more reasonable to split the costs?
For all concerned, it would be worth trying to get something sorted out sooner rather than later as it is things like this can easily affect relations.
And are there and tax implications of such a hypothetical deal that may have been overlooked, given that the absence of any agreements shows it wasn't exactly thought out properly?
Mother needs proper legal advice. By any chance did father alone sign the property to the child, when (what year) did this happen and what were the reasons for it.
OP - I don't think your story is uncommon (child forces elderely parent into unliveable situation to get them out of home in order to get hands on property) so if you give some more details there is little possibility of your hypothical situation being discovered.
how much money is required to make the repairs? Could another family member lend her the money and could she then take in lodgers to repay after repairs made?
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