What happens to a jointly owned house if one owner dies with a will? | NC

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Q: What happens to a jointly owned house when one owner dies and there’s a will involved? A: The first thing that controls is not the will—it is the deed. If the deed includes a right of survivorship, like joint tenancy with right of survivorship, or tenancy by the entirety for spouses, the surviving owner usually becomes the owner of the deceased person’s share automatically. In that situation,…