Probate, Power of Attorney, or a Committee of the Estate — each one has different rules, different paperwork, and different timelines. We've handled 500+ of these across the Central Okanagan, and we'll tell you plainly which situation you're actually in.
These get confused constantly, and the right process depends entirely on which one applies. Here's the plain-language breakdown.
You're an executor (named in a will) or administrator (no will) settling an estate that includes a home. This is probate — and it usually requires a Grant of Probate or Administration before the property can be sold.
If they signed an enduring Power of Attorney while still capable, their attorney can usually act on their behalf. If they never signed one, the court may need to appoint a Committee of the Estate instead — a different, more involved process.
Completely normal — these situations overlap and the terminology is genuinely confusing even for people who've been through it before. Tell us what's going on and we'll tell you plainly which door you're actually standing at.
Court approvals, multiple beneficiaries, lawyers, deadlines that don't care how you're feeling. We've done this enough times to know exactly what's coming next.
"Most families only go through this once. We've done it hundreds of times — our job is to make sure you're never guessing."— Mark Jontz
Probate sales, POA sales, and Committee-of-Estate sales — Mark Jontz & Associates has handled this specific kind of sale regularly, not occasionally.
We work directly with the estate lawyers and notaries handling the legal side, so paperwork and listing timelines actually line up instead of fighting each other.
Mark Jontz is a Chairman's Club Lifetime Member and the first inductee into the Chairman's Hall of Fame in Royal LePage brokerage history.
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Not legal advice — but close enough to actually understand what's happening before you call a lawyer.
What probate actually is, how long it takes, and what it means for selling a home.
Enduring vs. non-enduring POA, and what the Land Title Office actually requires.
What it means when the court appoints someone to manage an incapable person's affairs.
Trusted local professionals we work with regularly for the legal side of these sales.
What to gather, who to call, and in what order — before you list anything.
Written specifically for executors and attorneys dealing with a Kelowna-area property — the documents you'll need, the order things actually happen in, and the mistakes that cost people the most time.
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