Rental Property Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2015 · 27 posts · 7 votes
A friend of mine, I'm serious, let her boyfriend, his sister and her kids move into her house. Tensions flared, she's flaky and moved out. The occupants have been paying the mortgage to the bank for over a year. Now she wants them out and she wants to move back in. I don't know what she can do, any help is much appreciated!
My recommendation is form them to talk. They have no legal claim to the house if the deed nor mortgage are in someone else’s name.
That said, not a lawyer here, but that could get ugly quick with tons of legal fees if a squatter eviction is tried and they sue for refund of the mortgage payment.
Cleanest thing would be for mutual agreement to settle.
My recommendation is form them to talk. They have no legal claim to the house if the deed nor mortgage are in someone else’s name.
That said, not a lawyer here, but that could get ugly quick with tons of legal fees if a squatter eviction is tried and they sue for refund of the mortgage payment.
Cleanest thing would be for mutual agreement to settle.
Agree but unfortunately there will be no agreement to leave from the occupants.
At least here in PA you would have a squatter scenario. You would go to court, get approval and have the sheriff remove them. I haven’t needed to do it, from someone I know that has, it took over 6 months. I would advise discussing with a lawyer before proceeding. Assuming there is no lease in place, at least in PA it is handled differently.