in a partition suit, you’re not given a lot of options. The appraisers will come back with the value of the land. To keep things simple, lets say its $3000.00. Then for a period after that, each owner has the chance to purchase the totality at $3000, less their share. In other words, if the owner owned 1/3, then he/she could purchase the entirety of the surface for $2000 (because he/she already owns 1/3), plus costs or attorneys fees. If no one seeks to buy, or more than one person seeks to buy, it goes up for an auction starting with the bid of 2/3 the appraised value, or $2000 in my example. The entire interests will be auctioned off. It gets sold to the highest bidder, whether they are an owner or not. Each owner then gets their share of the funds, less attys fees and costs. Important–you can’t just choose not to play. this property will get sold whether you like it or not. You should seek legal counsel.
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