Marger v. De Rosa

ALTENBERND, Judge.

Bruce Marger, as Administrator ad Li-tem for the Estate of Francis A. De Rosa, appeals the trial court’s order determining that a house owned by the decedent as a joint tenant with the right of survivorship was not homestead property for purposes of the administration of his estate. We affirm.

In 1995, Mr. De Rosa and his mother, Harriet S. De Rosa, purchased a home in Largo, Florida. The warranty deed to the house states that Mr. De Rosa and his mother own it as “joint tenants with full right of survivorship and not as tenants in common.” At the time of the conveyance, Mr.…