I inherited this mobile home...

[Nikanit]

Gahhhh the red tape!

I am going on a back and forth with Red Deer City Hall about my parents mobile home. It is just an old one, worth about $20,000 and no land involved so no probate.

My uncle and I are co-executors of Dad's will. I inherited the place, but city hall is making it kinda difficult saying that my Uncle and I are named on the tax roll now as co-executors, and when we sell the place to give them a bill of sale so they can update the new ownership.

I told them that on page two of Dad's will that the place was given to me, do I now have to write myself a bill of sale to get it under my name and to complete my duties as executor? Geez my Uncle is now 79 years old and lives in BC! What do I put down as an amount?? Do I make myself a bill of sale with Uncle's name as well as my own on it and take to Service Alberta??




Any help would be appreciated Guys!!! I have been dealing with this for too long as it is, both parents passed away within a year of each other. I just want it all to be over, sell the place, divide among my brothers, and move on. I don't want to have to contact Uncle and send papers out to BC back and forth. He is not computer literate and email confounds him, he cannot even use a scanner for the ID he has to keep giving them copies of.

The wills were made in 1996 and my parents named two executors since at the time I lived in Vancouver but my Uncle lived close by to my parents. Fast forward to now, and I am the one living here and my Uncle lives in BC.

[Grizzly Adams]

A call from a lawyer can do wonders in situations like this. I had to write bills of sale for vehicles, to myself, for 1. on a government approved form, available at Registries. Bureaucracy moves in mysterious ways.

Grizz

[Talking moose]

Ya call a lawyer and sign where he tells you too. No headache.

[Nikanit]

Ummm...thanks but I did contact a lawyer here, and he says I had to do probate and that will be 2300 bucks please...!?!!.

Did some checking around and found out that I did not have to do probate after all because there is no land involved. I would have ended up paying 2300 bucks for something I never even needed in the first place. The lawyer should have known this or had deliberately held that back, who knows? He had a hell of a manicure and better skin on his face then I do. (Told me he had it exfoliated when I asked him about his rosy skin). I was hoping that maybe someone had to go thru this before...

[I-Love-Eyes]

Ummmmm??? Find another lawyer. I'm not a lawyer but my question is this-- How can EXECUTORS be named on the tax roll. It should be the owners, shouldn't it? I am thinking it should have passed from your parents to you as the inheritor--not to the executors. Something sounds fishy to me.

[chasingtail]

All this hassle for a trailer probably not worth much more than the cost to move it. Save the hassle and tell the government they now own the trailer.

[Nikanit]

Originally Posted by I-Love-Eyes

Ummmmm??? Find another lawyer. I'm not a lawyer but my question is this-- How can EXECUTORS be named on the tax roll. It should be the owners, shouldn't it? I am thinking it should have passed from your parents to you as the inheritor--not to the executors. Something sounds fishy to me.

I understand that, but Executors can also be beneficiaries. My Uncle (Mom's brother) and I are the executors.We are both named on the tax roll now but City Hall is throwing a monkey wrench in so I have to do up my own bill of sale so I can inherit?

My mother died suddenly two years ago while dad was in a carehome and the Power of Attorney went to me since I was to take mom's place in case something happened to her, it was all legally done up.

After mom passed away, I became the one in charge of his care and finances as well as the trailer and it's upkeep. He passed away 2 days before what would have been their 36th anniversary. My uncle and I have done all the duties required stated in the will, other than the trailer.

I have to watch the money I saved up for the maintenance and rent of the trailer, so I want to minimize cost as much as possible. I mean, it says right there in Dad's will that I get the damn place if Mom was gone but City Hall wants a Bill of Sale so I can have it under my name.

Would prefer to have under my name so my favorite Uncle doesn't have to keep sending out letters with his BC ID photocopied every time to me here in Alberta...he lives outside of Kelowna and doesn't drive anymore. Its a pain in the ***** for him to be taking the bus into town so he can go to the library to get photocopies all over again.

[MrDave]

Originally Posted by Nikanit

Gahhhh the red tape!

I am going on a back and forth with Red Deer City Hall about my parents mobile home. It is just an old one, worth about $20,000 and no land involved so no probate.

My uncle and I are co-executors of Dad's will. I inherited the place, but city hall is making it kinda difficult saying that my Uncle and I are named on the tax roll now as co-executors, and when we sell the place to give them a bill of sale so they can update the new ownership.

I told them that on page two of Dad's will that the place was given to me, do I now have to write myself a bill of sale to get it under my name and to complete my duties as executor? Geez my Uncle is now 79 years old and lives in BC! What do I put down as an amount?? Do I make myself a bill of sale with Uncle's name as well as my own on it and take to Service Alberta??




Any help would be appreciated Guys!!! I have been dealing with this for too long as it is, both parents passed away within a year of each other. I just want it all to be over, sell the place, divide among my brothers, and move on. I don't want to have to contact Uncle and send papers out to BC back and forth. He is not computer literate and email confounds him, he cannot even use a scanner for the ID he has to keep giving them copies of.

The wills were made in 1996 and my parents named two executors since at the time I lived in Vancouver but my Uncle lived close by to my parents. Fast forward to now, and I am the one living here and my Uncle lives in BC.

Do up a Bill of Sale. Courier it to the uncle and back
Done by next Friday for a few bucks. Take it in with the Will and its over. I had to do it with a Fifth Wheel, and had it done before it was any trouble. They aren't rushing you are they?

[Cement Bench]

So op what is the update, or. R. U. Still confused

[Nikanit]

Originally Posted by Cement Bench

So op what is the update, or. R. U. Still confused

Nope, city hall says I have to do it this way so I said "F" it, called my Uncle up and he will be expecting the Bill of Sale in a couple of days for him to sign. He was prudent and made extra copies of his ID for me because he had a feeling we would need it.

Will update when I go down to City Hall

[ETOWNCANUCK]

Originally Posted by Nikanit

Nope, city hall says I have to do it this way so I said "F" it, called my Uncle up and he will be expecting the Bill of Sale in a couple of days for him to sign. He was prudent and made extra copies of his ID for me because he had a feeling we would need it.

Will update when I go down to City Hall

Of course you could just light a match.

[Dean2]

Originally Posted by ETOWNCANUCK

Of course you could just light a match.

I always suspected you had WAY too much money. Anybody that can light a match to 20 grand is pretty impressive.

Sorry, know you were kidding but I just couldn't resist.

[Cement Bench]

Originally Posted by Nikanit

Nope, city hall says I have to do it this way so I said "F" it, called my Uncle up and he will be expecting the Bill of Sale in a couple of days for him to sign. He was prudent and made extra copies of his ID for me because he had a feeling we would need it.

Will update when I go down to City Hall

as they say U can’t fight city hall. Cement Bench