The full explanation
Each heir may sell their share without the others' permission, but selling a house or another specific asset of the estate takes all of them. If an heir sells their share to an outsider, the others have a short period to buy it first. Until the estate is partitioned, the Property Registry records only an undivided share for each heir. The community ends, among other ways, when the estate is partitioned.
An example
The Ortiz siblings inherit their mother's house in Mayagüez. Until they partition the estate, they are a community of heirs: to sell the house, all of them must agree and sign.
You will see it in…
- The Property Registry entry in favor of the heirs
- The deed partitioning the estate
- An offer to buy one heir's share
