Q: Can my sister kick our mother out her home even though I gave her 9,000 towards the purchase of her home?
I gave my sister 9,000 so she can purchase a new mother /daughter home so our mother can live there. Mother has lived there 5 years. Sister now wants to kick mother out so she can rent that portion of the house. She also stated she wanted to begin charging mother rent and put her on a lease. If mother is kicked out, can i sue for some of the money back to help mother find a new place? Mother is 67 yrs old. How can we dispute this? Can she kick our mother out after i paid money towards her home? Sister did not require mother to pay rent - only assist with utilities. There is no lease in place. Deed is in sisters name only. Sister wants mother out due to petty arguments.
A: It looks like you should have drawn up a contract with your sister. Assuming that you didn't, the $9,000 would probably be considered a gift with no enforceable strings attached.
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