Q: What can I do if my co-owners want to occupy our jointly-owned cabin all summer?
My brother, his wife, and I jointly own a cabin that is not winterized, so it's closed from October until May. They plan to live in the cabin throughout the summer without discussing the matter with me, which is upsetting as we have always divided everything equally. My sister was once an owner, but my brother bought her out. We also had an appraisal done, but they thought the value was too high and were unwilling to pay that amount. I'm not willing to allow them to overtake the cabin for the entire summer. What can I do legally regarding this situation?
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A: All tenants in common have the same rights of title and possession. Outside of filing suit for a Partition Sale, no other legal actions are available outside of criminal complaints for assault, etc. (which you do not want).
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