Posted by Jimmy on August 03, 2005 at 07:45:12:
is title held as tenants in common? or joint tenants? it could make a difference, depending on the state.
here is a generic answer:
if the recalcitrant heir (RH) will not bend, then try to get RH to purchase the interests of the others. If that will not work, your only resort may be a partition action, where the remedy sought is a judicially supervised sale of the property. This is an expensive solution, and the mere threat of it should motivate RH to play ball with you.