Q: I want an older family member to move out of my home but she has refused.
My aunt moved into a bedroom in my home last year. She pays a small amount of money each month to contribute towards utilities. There is no lease or contract. My 80 year old mother also lives with me.
I want my aunt to move and when I tried talking to her about it she refused. She is controlling of my mother and rude to both of us.I would like to know how to get her out of my home. She is 70 and unwilling to budge. I need to know how to go about this process the correct and legal way.
A: IF she won't go voluntarily, your only other option is to file in court to have her removed. The exact details control exactly what/how you file but essentially it is either for an eviction or an ejection. The goal of both is similar but how you get there legally is very different, as if the time and cost. Neither are a do-it-yourself project so you need to simply review everything in detail with a local landlord-tenant attorney and go from there. Good luck.
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