I have property that belonged to my father and his brothers and sisters. All but one is dead now ,I have paid the property taxes for 8 years now .how can I claim this property?

Make a deal and purchase their shares of the property.

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It depends on how the title is worded and how their estates were processed. We need more info here.

Yes, depending on how the deed was written several things can happen

1. it now belongs completely to the last living person on deed, and will go to their heir at the time of death

2. each member who died, left their share to their heirs

3. and a combincation of the two above.

It all depends on how the original deed is or was prepared.

You paying the taxes give you no rights at all, you are merely paying someone else's bills for them.

You will need to review the deed, and buy the property from its current owner

Fhanks everyone for all the advice and help.

And by the way, while we did not address you paying their taxes, that did nothing for you, expect pay their tax bills, that is not how you buy tax properties,