Here's the story:
Someone I know ("Person") has moved out of their parents' place for a while. Person's grandparents (on dad's side) were living with the family in this house until they died.
Person's father: very religious
Person's mother: not very religious
Person's grandfather (father's side): not very religious
Person's grandmother (father's side): religious to the max
This house was, and is, used as a house of worship. Outsiders go to do their business there.
The parents and grandparents apparently had joint ownership of this house, 25% each. Everyone paid in to the mortgage, I assume roughly equally, except the grandmother who paid nothing. The house is now paid off.
When the grandfather died, his share went to the grandmother. When the grandmother died, her share (now 50%) was donated to the religious association which was using this residence as a house of worship.
Getting closer to current events: the father is about to donate his 25% to the association, giving them 75%, while the only share retained by the family is the 25% of the mother's.
Person (actually, their mother), would like to be bought out by the association. If the association does not buy out their share, I believe it would mean that the 25% share retained by the mother is effectively worthless.
Is there anything that Person or Person's mother can do to encourage the association to buy out their share, or to convince the father not to give up his 25%? Obviously not all the internal workings of this family are smooth; some questionable tactics may be deemed acceptable for this matter.
The value of the property is likely close to a million. It is located in the City of Toronto proper.
Someone I know ("Person") has moved out of their parents' place for a while. Person's grandparents (on dad's side) were living with the family in this house until they died.
Person's father: very religious
Person's mother: not very religious
Person's grandfather (father's side): not very religious
Person's grandmother (father's side): religious to the max
This house was, and is, used as a house of worship. Outsiders go to do their business there.
The parents and grandparents apparently had joint ownership of this house, 25% each. Everyone paid in to the mortgage, I assume roughly equally, except the grandmother who paid nothing. The house is now paid off.
When the grandfather died, his share went to the grandmother. When the grandmother died, her share (now 50%) was donated to the religious association which was using this residence as a house of worship.
Getting closer to current events: the father is about to donate his 25% to the association, giving them 75%, while the only share retained by the family is the 25% of the mother's.
Person (actually, their mother), would like to be bought out by the association. If the association does not buy out their share, I believe it would mean that the 25% share retained by the mother is effectively worthless.
Is there anything that Person or Person's mother can do to encourage the association to buy out their share, or to convince the father not to give up his 25%? Obviously not all the internal workings of this family are smooth; some questionable tactics may be deemed acceptable for this matter.
The value of the property is likely close to a million. It is located in the City of Toronto proper.
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