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Whether he can do this or not depends on what the power of attorney says. Most POAs say the attorney in fact cannot benefit himself/herself. You need to have an attorney review the power of attorney so your husband doesn't get himself in legal trouble.

Although the third party is now dissolved, the debt was not owed to that party but to Brackenridge.  If you have or can get evidence that Victim's Services paid all the bills, show that to Brackenridge and ask them to remove the lien.

If one owner out of six refuses to sign, any of the others can sue for "partition," which is an action to divide the property. It probably can't be divided up six ways, so the court would order it sold. If we are talking about heirs, this would mean that six people are entitled to a share of the owner's estate. The owner's personal representative can sell the house, and does not need the approval of the heirs (although an heir could object that the sale was not for sufficient value, or was defective in some other way).