Q: I’m executor of father’s estate. Trying to evict niece she won’t leave she is not in will
Brother is contesting me being executor. Will that hold up eviction. No judge order has been issued JP ruled in our favorite is appealing to higher court civil coirt. Will the contest hold up evictioncase
A:
The eviction case will be stopped while the case is on appeal. However, your niece should be required to pay rent while the appeal is pending. Once the appeal is resolved, you can move forward with the eviction. If you are removed as executor, your ability to evict will also be removed, so your eviction case depends also on the outcome of your brother's contest of you being the executor.
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