The final document was not a deed transferring their house to them. It was the occupancy agreement they had signed when I bought it six years earlier. I had purchased the property outright and kept title solely in my name, giving my parents the right to live there as long as they followed several basic conditions—including not using my identity, credit, or property without permission. At the time, Dad had laughed and called the agreement “unnecessary paperwork.” Now he was staring at the clause my attorney had highlighted.
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