Anderson v. Joseph

This appeal involves the division of proceeds from a trustee’s sale of property located at 2309 Sheridan Street, in Hyattsville, Maryland (the “Property”). It addresses the authority, and the impact, of one cotenant obtaining a mortgage on jointly owned property without the consent of the other cotenant.

Alda A. Anderson, appellant, owned the Property as a tenant in common with Nero Joseph, appellee, who took out a $49,552.79 loan on the Property without her consent. After the sale of the Property, the trustee proposed a distribution schedule that deducted this loan from the proceeds prior to…