Can my husband and his siblings contest the building possession after his father-in-law's death?

Full question:

Six mouths a go my father-in-law sold a building to a man for a dollar, the man was supposed to fix the building up and put a new roof on it, and when my father-in-law died the man would get the building. The man never did any of this things. Now my father-in-law has died the man wants every thing out now. and wants to take possession of the building, is there any thing my husband and his siblings can do? There has been no contract found. There is only the Quick Claim Deed.

Answer:

Without a written contract, your husband and his siblings will need other evidence to show that the agreement lacks consideration on one side. This could involve demonstrating that the man did not fulfill his obligations to repair the building and put on a new roof. The Quick Claim Deed alone may not be sufficient to grant him possession, especially if he failed to meet the conditions of the agreement.

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