Q: My girlfriends parents gave us their house and now she wants to evict me out of retaliation can she do that
We've been together for 6 years and lived together the same time we have no land contract or lease but she's mad over an argument and is having her parents file eviction can I fight it and sue
A:
You can fight it, but you're unlikely to prevail. Your girlfriend's parents are the landowners. Your status as an unmarried couple means you have the same legal status as any other tenant to them. In Michigan, absent a lease to the contrary, you are considered a month-to-month tenant. At any time, and for no reason at all, a landlord can serve you with a 30-day "notice to quit" to start eviction proceedings.
You should start looking for a place to live now. If there is a softening of the heart, you should take this opportunity to work out a lease or land contract with your name on it to protect yourself going forward.
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