do I have any legal rights if I have lived on a family owned property for over 39yrs and have taken care of the 1 acre that I have my own mobile home on and also take care of the other house / property and there are two separate tax bills and I am a heir4
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do I have any legal rights if I have lived on a family owned property for over 39yrs and have taken care of the 1 acre that I have my own mobile home on and also take care of the other house / property and there are two separate tax bills and I am a heir4
I have lived and paid rent for only the trailer lot of 1 acre for 36yrs and have
taken care of my acre plus the other property. 4.3 acres. Me and my 4 sisters
are heirs of the property. I do not want to move, taxes are based on my income
for 1 acre and are reduced due to my income and disability…do I have any rights
to stay here buy my acre or can they evict me?
Asked on June 8, 2017 under Estate Planning, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Your question does not make entirely clear who is currently the owners of the land. If it is you and your 4 sisters, so that you are one of the owners, they cannot force you to move: any owner of property has the right to use, possess, occupy, etc. it. Owners 1- 4 cannot evict owner 5. What they could do, as a majority of the ownership, is sell the property entirely; if they sell it, you will get your share of the proceeds (e.g. 1/5th,if you are one of five owners), but the new owner(s) will be able to remove you.
You cannot force them to sell you, since again, they represent a majority of the ownership; they have more power than you do.
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