Passaic County, New Jersey
An inherited house in Paterson, handled with care.
When your family sells the property to us, we handle the probate at the Passaic County Surrogate's Court and can cover its costs, including the family's estate attorney fees. We speak with each heir separately and privately, and we take the property as it stands.
Inherited property in Paterson
What families find in Paterson.
Paterson, the Passaic County seat, took shape beside the Great Falls, a 77-foot drop whose water ran its mills until 1914. The 2010 census counted 47,946 housing units across about 8.7 square miles. An heir here may be handling a parent's home in the Eastside Park Historic District, a house in Hillcrest, Sandy Hill, Riverside or South Paterson, or a building the parent rented to tenants for years, all while the estate is still being opened and settled.
Eastside Park's 1,000 homes
The Eastside Park Historic District, listed on both the state and national registers, takes in about 1,000 homes in many architectural styles. An estate weighing exterior repairs there may find that changes in a registered district involve added review and cost. We purchase historic homes as they stand, which lets the family set that decision aside.
After Hurricane Irene
When Hurricane Irene struck in 2011, the Passaic River in Paterson rose to levels not seen in about 100 years. A parent's house in a river neighborhood may still carry unfinished repairs, or records the heirs cannot locate. We look at what is there and purchase the property without asking the estate to complete the work.
Industrial-era houses
After a 1902 fire, Paterson rebuilt its downtown with massive Beaux-Arts buildings, in an era when its mills turned out silk and its shops built locomotives and firearms. A house from that era is now well over a century old and its plumbing, wiring or heating may be due for replacement. We purchase it in its current condition and handle the title side with the family.
Probate for a Paterson property
The Passaic County Surrogate's Court, handled for you.
In New Jersey, an estate is opened in the county where the person who passed away lived. For Passaic County that's the Passaic County Surrogate's Court in Paterson. With a will, the executor is appointed there; without one, an administrator is appointed, and the other heirs typically sign renunciations.
Before an inherited house can be sold, New Jersey also usually needs an inheritance tax waiver — or, for close family, an affidavit — and any liens, judgments or back taxes have to be resolved. We coordinate all of it for you. Read our full New Jersey probate guide →
1 · Reach out
A short, unhurried call about the property and your family.
2 · Private offer
A private, written offer for the property, with every number shown.
3 · We handle probate
We handle it with the Passaic County Surrogate.
4 · Get paid
Close as-is, often in 30 to 60 days.
Paterson and the towns around it
Neighboring towns we also serve
We serve every municipality in Passaic County and all 21 New Jersey counties.
Paterson questions
Grandmother's Paterson house still has tenants. Does the estate need it vacant to sell?
No. We can purchase with tenants in place, and we review the leases with the family as part of the sale.
The family house is in Eastside Park and needs exterior work. Should we restore it first?
No. We purchase historic-district homes as they stand today, so the estate does not have to plan or pay for restoration.
Where is probate filed for a house in Paterson?
Probate for someone who lived in Paterson is handled by the Passaic County Surrogate's Court in Paterson. That's where a will is admitted, or an administrator is appointed when there's no will. When your family sells to Gembrook Properties, we handle this step with you, and in most cases you just sign where needed.
Can you cover the probate costs for a Paterson property?
Yes, when your family sells the inherited property to Gembrook Properties. In many cases we cover the cost of opening the estate, including the family's estate attorney fees, so the family pays nothing out of pocket.
What if the heirs don't agree?
That's common. We speak with each heir separately and privately, so no one has to negotiate as a group, and the executor or court-appointed administrator signs the sale.
Inherited a house in Paterson?
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