What to do if my girlfriend and I lived with her parents for almost a year but have been kicked out without notice and can’t get our possessions?
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What to do if my girlfriend and I lived with her parents for almost a year but have been kicked out without notice and can’t get our possessions?
Her parents invited us both to move in and said we could both live there. We moved all of our stuff in and have been living there approx. 11 months. They suddenly decided to kick us both out and will not let us in at all. They put some of our clothes outside and told us that we could come get the rest within 30 days, at their convenience when they were both home. My mother recently passed away and everything I inherited from her is there, including a lot of things of her brothers, who was killed in Vietnam. We have both been living in my car ever since due to the fact they will not let us back in. They are renting to own and do not own the house. Can I sue them?
Asked on December 18, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Tennessee
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
I suggest that you and your girlfriend immediately consult with a landlord tenant attorney to see what your legal recourse is as to the facts that you have written about. What the parents have done is illegal under the laws of all states in this country. From what you have written, you have a legal basis for a lawsuit.
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