Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Re: Adding a person to title

He doesn't benefit at all. You can't be held responsible for the loan, because you did not agree to that. If he wants to sell, he needs your permission. If he does sell, you would be entitled to 1/2 the proceeds after the loan is paid off. The only negative would be if you think he is trying to avoid other creditors.

Re: Adding a person to title

Relying upon your gut. Chivalry may not be dead but when you're placed upon title, and you don't even live there, there may be something really rotten smelling in California. Don't sign anything, don't refinance anything, don't call sign anything. I don't know what's wrong but I do know something is wrong in this situation.

Re: Adding a person to title

Nothing unless he wants to try to refinance using your credit. Of course, he can add your name to title without consent. If he has fraudulent intention however, your consent would embroil you in the fraud. If you not consent and he adds you to title and them uses your credit to refinance, he is defrauding you and the lender.

You don't say what he tells you is his reason, so perhaps I am missing something here.