Q: Can my cousin put me and my mother out today without a legal eviction notice?
My mother and I are staying in a family home, which use to belong to my grandmother, along with my aunt (cousin’s mother) and uncle . We found out after an argument that the home belongs to my cousin now and it has since 2005 per me going to the courthouse to acquire the deed for more information. (We have lived here after that time and never paid rent, 2010-2012) He now wants me and my mother to give him $600 today or he is threatening via text that he and the police are coming to put us out today. We were given access to the home by people that already live here and this was always a permanent address for us so all of our mail comes here.
A: They can not force you to move without filing an action in court.
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