What happens when you are a co-owner of a property and want to
put it on the market, but the other owner refuses to sell?
This could happen after a marriage or de facto relationship
breakdown, a business venture collapse or when one owner becomes
bankrupt and the trustee of the bankrupt estate can't reach an
agreement with the other property co-owner.
Resolving co-owner property disputes
The best resolution in a property dispute involving joint owners
could be for one owner to buy the other's share of the
property. However, where an agreement can't be reached, a
co-owner can apply to the Supreme Court for the appointment of a
statutory trustee for the sale or partition of a property under
Section 66G of the
NSW Conveyancing Act 1919.
