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Saving the Family Cottage: Creative Ways to Preserve Your Cottage, Cabin, Camp, or Vacation Home for Future Generations (6th Edition) Spiral-Bound | February 23, 2021

Stuart J. Hollander, Rose Hollander, Ann O'Connell

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This book helps families preserve beloved vacation homes for the enjoyment of generations to come. It lets both owners and heirs know the steps they need to take to avoid family disputes over shared property, maximize the potential for enjoyment of the property, and ensure that the property remains a true asset—not a burden—for everyone involved.

Estate planning for family cottages and cabins

No matter whether you’re planning to pass on a cottage to your children, or you’ve inherited a cabin with your siblings, it’s never too early to take steps to preserve a beloved family property for generations to come. Shared ownership of vacation property—especially when the co-owners are family members—can be fraught with problems. The idyllic dream of a cottage getaway can be shattered when co-owners’ emotions, financial concerns, and opinions on how the property should be used come into play.

Fortunately, a solid plan that dictates how the property will be owned and managed can prevent squabbles over the family cottage. Saving the Family Cottage lays out a roadmap for creating and implementing this plan. It also explains the possible pitfalls of co-owing a family vacation property, and provides time-tested guidance on how to:

  • keep the peace among heirs
  • prevent a family member from forcing a sale of the property
  • keep your vacation home out of the hands of in-laws and creditors, and
  • smoothly transition ownership of the property from one generation to the next.

The sixth edition includes an expanded discussion of legal issues that might arise from renting out a family cottage or cabin on a short-term basis. It’s also updated to reflect current tax and legal entity laws.

Publisher: Ingram Publisher Services
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 240 pages
ISBN-10: 1413328261
Item Weight: 1.0 lbs
Dimensions: 6.0 x 0.5 x 9.0 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars 101 to 500 ratings
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Ann O'Connell is a legal editor at Nolo specializing in landlord-tenant and real estate law. Before joining Nolo as an editor, Ann was a freelance writer for Nolo and other publications and law firms. She has passed the bar exams in California, Nevada, and Colorado, where she is both an active attorney and a real estate broker. Ann practiced civil litigation in California and Colorado, and had her own firm in Colorado. At her firm, she focused on real estate, landlord-tenant, and small business cases. Ann earned her B.A. from Boston College and her J.D. from UC Berkeley Law.