Q: Ex girlfriend sold my trailer.. But it's in my moms name.. It's on my uncles land.. Now they moved in!
The girl that "sold" it let them pay her in narcotics for starters and then she wrote a receipt as if they paid her the actual money. I was unaware untill I kicked the girlfriend out then the "buyer" showed up. (Over 6months later) said they bought it and moved in.. The trailer is too old to be relocated and they have no employment so no $ to do anything. Now they won't leave and state "it's their house" I NEED THEM GONE PLEASE HELP ME. I haven't told my family the details but I don't know what to do and I need them gone!!!!
A:
You haven't given enough specific facts to permit a specific answer. For example, we don't know who owns the land the trailer is located on, and we don't know exactly what the paper says that your ex-girlfriend gave them and we don't know whether you or your parents still have the papers from when the trailer was bought in the first place..
The short answer is that no, your girlfriend can't sell property that does not belong to her, so the paper she gave them is probably worthless. Alabama has a simplified eviction law that lets experienced landlords evict tenants without hiring a lawyer, but your situation is more complicated than that, and while the problem can be solved you're going to have to hire a lawyer to help you get rid of them. He or she is probably going to have to have your parents involved, since its their land.
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