Q: What are my options
I lived with a family when i came to this country at 16. They were emotionally abusive and constantly made me feel like I owed them and was ungrateful. I purchased a 2 family house on my own 8 years later. They moved in and basically took it over. They pressured me to add the husband's name to the title 3 years after purcahse. They never paid a dollar. They used the house for their piggy bank and all the loans taken out were in my name. Its now 20 years later. They had agreed to move out in 2015 (in writing) but the wife got ill and I gave them a 2 year extension (not in writing) as the husband was going to retire and move to Jamaica. Now the husband has decide he will not move. He has also threatned to try to put his new wife's name in the house. By the way they have been delinquent on bills for the entire 20 years. Right now they owe me about $20k in unpaid bills. Spend almost 5 years in therapy and developed IBS as a result of the stress. What type of recourse do i have. I need t
A: The statute of limitations will deal with most of your claims. If there are bills from the last six years you can sue. You can sue to have the house sold and proceeds divided. Nothing you can do about deed issue from 20 years ago.
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