Video Summary
How do I remove a deceased owner’s name from the property title? If the property is held as joint tenants with right of survivorship with the deceased owner, then you need to record a death certificate in the public records where the deeds are recorded. Also, if the property is held as husband and wife, that also creates a right of survivorship, and you need to record a death certificate for the deceased owner and that will vest title or show title is now vested in the surviving joint tenant or tenants. If the property is not held as joint tenants with right of survivorship or as husband and wife, then the deceased co-owner’s name will have to … The title will have to be probated and go through probate proceedings. I might add that you will not receive a new deed just because a deceased owner dies, so you don’t sign a new deed to take their name off the title. That is done by operational law by recording the death certificate in the public records. If you have any questions, give me a call at 727-847-2288.