Q: Does my brother have a right to evict me
I'm asking because he purchased a house for my sister and I. My sister was getting a bunch of money through her divorce. I was living w my Dad who was going into foreclosure. So my brother bought a house. My sister was suppose to get her credit together since she was getting a bunch of money and then she was going to purchase it from my brother. My brother told me if I didnt come to the house he bought for my sister and I then he would never help me again and I wasnt allowed animals so I had to give up my animals to come and live w my sister whom I didnt want to live with but he pretty much said I had too. Well 3 months had passed my sister takes off to Pensylvania with this guy she knew 4 school and doesnt want to come back so she is backing out and now my brother is saying I have to move. He is going to have to sell this place instead of letting me try to buy, he is doing it cuz he is mad at me for feeding strays he is retaliating and throwing me out all on his as assumption
A: He is the owner of the house, so yes, he can evict you. But OH courts are currently suspended for the virus, so there can't be an eviction hearing until courts re-open, so you have some time to find a new place. Work it out with him to avoid having an eviction filed against you. An eviction is a permanent public record and can make it difficult to rent from a landlord who checks the records.
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