My brother passed away about a month ago.
No one knew until I got a call from a county detective.
He was alone and was apparently sick, and was found on the floor and had been there about three weeks.
Okay, told you it was ugly. Now here is where my head gets all scramled...
Apparently I'll be the one to deal with the estate. Not much except the land the mobile home was on. Almost a half acre.
The mobile home should have been condemned already but thats the way he lived and wanted things left alone. His property is strewn with any kind of junk (useful in his eyes) that you can imagine. Inside, old furniture, dirty clothes and dishes and other useless to me stuff. Oh and nicotine covered everything. Nothing in there to salvage. EXCEPT I need to find the important papers. Property deed.
Vehicle titles and just whatever paperwork I can grab withing a littl e trip inside...
BUT, there is still some "residue" on the floor and it's killing me to think of it there. I gotta get in there, but....well, you know.....bodies kinda melt after a while. Most of him has been removed but it hasn't been cleaned. And to have it cleaned would be very expensive, they'd have to remove part of the floors and rebuild. Thats not feasable, I want the place demolished or burned down by fire department. In the meantime, I need the papers. And I have enough money to cremate his remains but thats about it.
What mask should I use to protect from smell and potential germs and bacteria. Also, he may have died from COVID but we dont know yet until the medical examiner provides the report.
So, about that mask please?
My apologies for the gruesome story, but it's what I am up against.
Quoting: MeowMix You don't need the titles. You can get copies/ duplicates from your state or county agencies.
If there is no will, you will need to do a probate and get a lawyer.
It would be illegal to sell or dispose of his property with out going through the legal processes.
^^^ This
And this was clearly written by someone who knows the law. The reason why it would be illegal to do so is that there could be liens on the property. He may have even owed back taxes.
But of course, there's other things that you'll want to find. Old pictures, mementos.
Here's the thing, I know you don't like to have this weighing on your mind, but till you find out what is up with the probate process, it wouldn't do any good to find things like the keys to his truck, his cell, etc. because you can't use them or dispose of them till you've been given the legal right to do so.
Meanwhile, the more time passes, the more it dissipates. This means that if you start with the probate process first, then go in to find stuff after that is complete, your protection will be more effective because there will be less residue.
It's a win/win that way, even though you've got that burden on the back of your mind till then. It's just safer. Do you think your brother would want you to die because you didn't wait long enough to clean up his mess?
It may not have been something simple like COVID. It could be hantavirus, legionairres, or any other number of things. Until you know what you're going into, you shouldn't go in there at all. Your brother wouldn't want that.
I am very sorry for your loss. Please take comfort in the fact that what was left behind wasn't him, which you already know since you're planning on kicking his ass in the afterlife lol :) He sounds like he was a free spirit and lived and died as he wished. Nothing wrong with that <3
God bless and comfort you
