Orlando, FL asked in Real Estate Law for Florida

Q: have four properties on my name and my exboyfriends name. what can i do to get my part. or to keep at liease one of them

my ex refuses to let me in one of the properties we both own. what can i do legally to make him understand that the title in on both names and i am an owner as much as he is. we are not married. have been together for over 25 years.

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Stephen K. Hachey
Stephen K. Hachey
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  • Tampa, FL
  • Licensed in Florida

A: Partition lawsuit would be one option.

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A: An Action for Partition is probably the only recourse unless any of them are mortgaged and have little equity. But first a competent lawyer should search all four titles as you may not be correct on all or some of them. And there may be other problems or alternatives.

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