Santa Clara, CA asked in Constitutional Law, Intellectual Property and Landlord - Tenant for California

Q: Do I have any rights to stay in my boyfriends house till I find a new place for my daughter and myself since he passed?

My daughter and I have lived with my boyfriend for about 7 years,he doesn’t own the house it’s in a trust. It goes to his children when he dies,and most of the things in it we acquired since we were together,we remodeled it together:He has not spoke to any of his children in over 6 years and was planning to take it out of trust before he died but didn’t get a chance to before he died suddenly,I want to take my and his things with me when I have to move, can I ?and his tools and things in the garage am I allowed to have them? It killed him knowing that they were going to get the house but that’s how the trust states it,he also has a truck that I would like as my car is not working and will cost too much to fix. I would like to stay at least 6 months because I’m currently on disability and it’s going to be hard to find a place quickly. The kids hated their father and they are getting the house that is worth over a million dollars do I have any rights at all in this situation? Thank you

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  • Landlord Tenant Lawyer
  • Berkeley, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: This question should be posted in the Estate and Trusts site. Best of luck.

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