Can a Commissioner Sell or Divide Property if Co-Owners Disagree? | NC

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Q: Can a commissioner help sell or divide property when co-owners disagree? A: Yes. In North Carolina, a court may appoint commissioners in a partition action to carry out a division or sale of co-owned property. But the court—not the commissioner—decides what should happen. If the court orders a physical division, it generally appoints three disinterested commissioners to inspect and divide the…