From the field

Notes on looking after an empty house

Plain answers about home watch, winter pipes, insurance clauses and estate properties, written for Litchfield County homeowners by the man who does the checks.

Estate & Probate

Who Checks on the House After a Parent Dies?

The executor is responsible for a parent's empty house in Connecticut, and probate can leave it standing empty through a whole Litchfield County winter. Here is what to keep on, who can check it, and why the written record matters.

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