{
 "question": "How do I sell an inherited house in Miami?",
 "url": "https://shenandoahmiami.com/answers/inherited-house/",
 "answer": "In Florida, summary administration is available when the estate, less exempt property, does not exceed $150,000, or the owner died more than 2 years ago, under Fla. Stat. §735.201(2). The threshold was $75,000 before July 1, 2026. A personal representative can sell the house; a will's power of sale removes the need for court approval.",
 "short": "Probate, then sale",
 "category": "Selling",
 "dateModified": "2026-10-30",
 "dataThrough": "2026-09-28",
 "author": {
  "name": "Gatien Salaun",
  "brokerage": "Coldwell Banker Realty",
  "license": "SL3347568",
  "url": "https://shenandoahmiami.com/about/"
 },
 "attribution": "Based on information from the Southeast Florida Multiple Listing Service (SEFMLS) or from MIAMI Association of REALTORS® for the period September 27, 2022 through September 28, 2026. Data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate by the MLS and may not reflect all real estate activity in the market.",
 "table": {
  "caption": "Florida rules that shape the sale of an inherited house, checked October 29, 2026.",
  "columns": [
   "Topic",
   "Rule in Florida",
   "Source"
  ],
  "rows": [
   [
    "Summary administration",
    "Estate less exempt property does not exceed $150,000, or death more than 2 years ago",
    "§735.201(2)"
   ],
   [
    "Threshold change",
    "Raised from $75,000, effective July 1, 2026",
    "Ch. 2026-57"
   ],
   [
    "Sale with a will's power of sale",
    "Personal representative may sell without court authorization",
    "§733.613(2)"
   ],
   [
    "Sale without that power",
    "Personal representative may sell, but no title passes until the court authorizes or confirms",
    "§733.613(1)"
   ],
   [
    "Homestead left by will",
    "Cannot be devised if the owner is survived by a spouse or minor child, except to the spouse when there is no minor child",
    "Art. X §4(c)"
   ],
   [
    "Homestead not devised",
    "Descends as intestate property; with a spouse and descendants, the spouse takes a life estate and the descendants a vested remainder",
    "§732.401(1)"
   ],
   [
    "Tax basis",
    "Generally fair market value at the date of death",
    "IRC §1014; IRS Pub. 551"
   ],
   [
    "Florida estate tax",
    "Eliminated for deaths after December 31, 2004",
    "Dept. of Revenue"
   ]
  ]
 }
}