What to do if my boyfriend and I have been together for about 17 years and have lived together on and off for about 7 years but now he wants me out in 5 days?

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What to do if my boyfriend and I have been together for about 17 years and have lived together on and off for about 7 years but now he wants me out in 5 days?

I currently have been living in his house for over a year. bout 95% of the household items I bought with my money. He said he can keep them since their in his house, is that true?

Asked on November 25, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Arizona

Answers:

Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady

Answered 11 years ago | Contributor

Of course that is not true.  It is said that possession is nine-tenths of the law, but not when people are living together.  You and your boyfriend were not married, so anything you bought while you were living with him is your property altogether.


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