Have an ODD thing going on????

JD Seller

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About 30 years ago my first wife and I bought her Great Uncle's farm. He wanted it to go to family and he wanted her to have the farm. HE wanted, and we agreed to giving him, a "life estate" on the house and five acres. This was fine as the house and five acres actually was a 1/4 of a mile from the farm ground. They never where a "joined" farm. It was always split that way. It worked fine for both of us as he got a place to live and had the income from the farm sale for retirement. I have always kept the house maintained and the taxes paid on the separate parcel it sets on. The good part was that he lived a LONG life. HE just passed away a few months ago in his sleep in his own bed at the age of 97.

Now the "odd" thing. A few years ago the Uncle had a step son, from a long ago marriage, move in to stay with him. The step son is 78 years old now. I talked to him a few weeks after the Uncle's death and told him we needed to talk about the house some time after things had settle down for him. Well about two weeks ago I went an saw him. It seemed like he was not going to come and see me. I explained to him about the Uncle/Step Father having an life estate on the house and five acres. I told him that since he had helped the Uncle the last few years, and kept the place nice, I just wanted a nominal rent to cover the taxes and insurance on the house. This would be only $200 per month. That is about a 1/4 of what the house would rent for on the open market right now. This house and land is part of my first wife's estate/trust for my kids. So while there is not a pressing need for a high income from the place I do not want it to draw down the value of the trust for the kids.

The step son was/is all angry about having to pay rent on "his" Father's house. HE told me he would not pay a dime as he was "promised" that he could live in the house in return for taking care of his "STEP" father. Well the trouble is I DID NOT promise him anything and I have no way of knowing if the Uncle/step Father promised him anything or not. So here I sit with a person living in a house for "free". I really do not want to have to evict an old man out of a house. If the fellow could not pay that rent I would more than likely let things go as his health is not great. The trouble is two fold: 1) He has a very good union retirement income. So he can pay a normal rent if he wanted too. 2) He is being a horses butt about the whole thing.

So what should I do??? The law is on my side. HE has ZERO standing or any legal claim against the house. I really do not want a mess with the house. IF he would just cover the taxes I would even eat the insurance cost as it would be less bother than evicting him but he wants to pay nothing at all. My kids are split on the issue. Two want to throw him out for being a butt and the other two want to just wait him out as they think he will not live much longer.
 
In my opinion, the issue is clearly in need of a written statement of clarification. I think your clearly benevolent position, for rent and covering the taxes is a reflection of the life care value he provided the original owner, is in line with that mans best interest. The man had the privilege of free rent for many years. This is merely preventing him from being a burden/freeloader. A document signed by the children, and you as owner/trustee, will be a stress reduction. Jim
 
give him 30 days to GET OUT! OR PAY UP!
he has the money charge him market value you don't owe him anything greedy i don't think so
 
True Son: Didn't JD just explain that he only wanted it to cover the taxes? How is that being greedy??? Do you think he should provide free housing for anybody that demands it just because he can afford it?

JD, I think you are quite justified to ask him for "rent" to cover the expenses. Even if the house and land had been deeded to him in the stepfather's will, he would still have had to pay those expenses. Your request is fair. After all, he is only a STEP CHILD. Not a blood relation. No matter where he lives, he will still have to pay somebody something.
 
Well if you have that all on paper show it to him an tell him hey if you do not have paper to prove you can stay then either you pay or you leave simple as that. Then tell him that you do not want to kick him pout but he needs to at least make it so it does not cost you to let him stay. Fair is fair and no one can have a free ride
 
Well True Son I will get ZERO from letting him stay rent free or him paying rent. I am the TRUSTEE of my first wife's TRUST. This trust is for our CHILDREN. So I do have fiduciary responsibilities to the trust and it's intent. So there is ZERO question of me being greedy. I will personally gain or lose nothing in this deal.

Here are some numbers. The real estate taxes are just under $1500 each year. The insurance on the house is right around $900. So these are cost of maintaining the property. Currently he is getting the full benefit and use of the property with ZERO capitol expenses. So I am willing to approve the trust not earning anything on the value of the trust's asset for the time he will be living there. I just do not think the trust should pay for the step son to live there. Lose of income is one thing but incurring expenses is another matter. The house would easily rent for $750-800 a month or $9000-9600 a year in the open market. If the house and five acres were to be sold today it would sell in the $175,000-200,000 range. So even with a full rent the property would only be returning a 3-4% return on it value. So even with the step son paying the $200 per month rent the trust is giving up income so he can live there.

Some additional things to think about.
1) This fellow is not a blood relative of any of the family.
2) The step son did not provide much in the care of my Wife's Uncle. He kept the yard mowed and took him to His Doctor appointments. That was all. The Uncle was not bed ridden or anything like that. The step son had never paid a single bill until the Uncle died and he now has to pay the utilities. I am not sure but I think the Uncle was paying for all of the groceries as well.
3) My wife's Uncle left the balance of his estate to the step son. That was around a $100K.
4) So the step son has a good income and has already seen a monetary reward/settlement from his taking care of the Uncle.

Truthfully The amount of money is not an issue really. It is more of the step son wanting a continued "free" ride with someone else paying all the bills.
 
Does he have any family that he is going to "promise" can live in the house as long as they want if they come take care of him? It sounds far fetched, but will this really end with his eventual passing? What if he slips and falls in the kitchen? Will some long lost family member come looking to make a claim against you? I'm sure you are insured, but what a mess that could be.

Forgive me if I am wrong, but from what I gather he isn't a "whole lot" older than you? I wouldn't worry about "kicking an old man out of his home". I think "old" men stand on equal footing in that regard (Not to call either of you old!). If your boys were the ones doing this it might look worse is all I am saying.

I say, give him a choice....

1. Sign a real deal rental agreement to live in the home that doesn't belong to him and pay the minimum rent you are asking. Offer to take on "reasonable" (whatever you would define that as, maintenance, etc.) landlord responsibilities in exchange. That offers both of you some protections. He would have a lease and I'm assuming said lease would spell out liabilities, etc. for your protection. If his health is failing, is he going to want to replace the water heater if it goes bad? How expensive will that be if he hires it done? A lease could calm some of those worries? Maybe? He might not ever see it that way.

2. Move out and find somewhere else to live. It will likely cost you to get it all done. From what I read in the news, it sounds like if someone moves into a place, lease or no lease, it is difficult to get rid of them. I'm thinking of those stories about folks who deployed overseas or went on vacation and came home to find someone had just decided to move in. It will be a headache for him to move. Not the best option for either person, but he needs to understand you will see it through.

Your only other option is to outlive him. Sounds terrible, but could you put a lien on his estate and collect after he passes? Again, it isn't about making money, but protecting what is yours/your kids/grandkids/etc.
 
Old the deed is in the Trust's name. So the Great Uncle nor the Step son has/had any claim to ownership. The Uncle just got the use of the house for his life time, IE Life estate. Also my lawyer says he can't claim adverse position as he has not paid the real estate taxes, insurance, and any maintenance on the house/ land. The farm land is not in any issue as when my wife died and the trust was formed the farm land was put on a separate deed from the house.
 
Then it sounds like it is time to give him papers of either pay or take a walk. Ya I know hard but hay no free rides in life. Ok by the way you remember the dyno you picked up. Saw something today but not sure what it is yet at the same place Maybe something sort of like the dyno but will not know till maybe tomorrow I could not stop to check since I was running later with all the stuff I was doing today
 
Looks like you are going to need to get his attention some way, like starting legal action against him. I think he will come around. Like you said he has no right to be in the house. In this day, and age 200.00 is nothing to pay for rent. Immediately you will be an a hole to everyone he talks to. Sit down and talk to him first and tell him just what is going to happen. I know you don't want more problems. A tough decision all right.Stan
 
Kick him out and hang on for the ride....

I don't have much patience for that kind of crap any more. If he was willing to be reasonable then I think your proposal was more than fair but since he wants to be an a$s, kick him out and be done of it otherwise he'll just be an everlasting headache. He'll probably live longer than anyone ever expected too.

Rod
 
JD Seller- Your points are valid and well stated. IMHO, I feel it is going to be kinda hard to 'educate' a 78 y/o man that "there is no free ride". I don't think any amount of reasoning will change his opinions

You are in a tough conundrum with how your kids are divided in their ideas on how this should be dealt with.

Who knows what the Step father told the 78 y/o man???

This sounds like a bad situation with no positive outcome.

Good Luck!
 
I think you need to protect your property.

He could stay there free taking care of his dad; that deal ended with his dads passing.

He didn't understand the setup maybe, and its tough to adjust to something different.

But, he ends up squatting there, or hurting himself and sueing you, or some such.... You need to enforce your rights in this.

Paul
 
Talk to an attorney and find out your options and possible results if you allow him to remain. It will cost you to evict him, but it will also cost you if you allow him to stay. I don't know the law. But if he stays there long enough without a formal contract, he or his heirs might be able to claim adverse possession.
 
My fiancé is a lawyer and we've had to evict tenants from one of my rental properties before for non payment. It isn't fun business at all and can be a very lengthy process due to all of the rights most states give to tenants regardless of how much of a deadbeat they are. It took 4 months after the formal eviction process started for us to actually get them removed. I'd suggest having one more good man to man with him and lay out all of the great detail you have here on the forum. I'm sure you've brought it all up to him, but sometimes one last sit down and a calm discussion puts it finally through someone's thick skull. And if you come to the end of your facts then you just have to say if we can't come to an agreement on making this a break even for the trust then I'm going to have to start the process of having you removed. He'll either wise up and get along or be more of a horse's butt than he is. But I'd advise after that discussion formally filing eviction papers. As someone mentioned earlier around injury liability this will give you a little protection against that, but not a lot depending on the situation. I'm big on communication of details, your understanding of both sides of the fence, a compromise (which your offer is supremely fair), and consequences. But I'm also big on no idle consequences. If you say you are going to get tough then follow through and make it happen. At 78 he would be foolish to turn your offer down at the end of the day. But the world is full of all kinds of special folks.
 
I think I would have an attorney go and speak to him. The attorney could explain a few things, that the Uncle didn't own the house but had a life estate that ended upon his death and that the proerty is held in a trust and you have obligations to that trust. During this visit the lawyer will have a lease porepared for the tenant to sign or a paper statng yur position and you will be starting the eviction process, the decision is his which way are you going?
 
(quoted from post at 20:51:00 08/28/15) Well True Son I will get ZERO from letting him stay rent free or him paying rent. I am the TRUSTEE of my first wife's TRUST. This trust is for our CHILDREN. So I do have fiduciary responsibilities to the trust and it's intent. So there is ZERO question of me being greedy. I will personally gain or lose nothing in this deal.

Here are some numbers. The real estate taxes are just under $1500 each year. The insurance on the house is right around $900. So these are cost of maintaining the property. Currently he is getting the full benefit and use of the property with ZERO capitol expenses. So I am willing to approve the trust not earning anything on the value of the trust's asset for the time he will be living there. I just do not think the trust should pay for the step son to live there. Lose of income is one thing but incurring expenses is another matter. The house would easily rent for $750-800 a month or $9000-9600 a year in the open market. If the house and five acres were to be sold today it would sell in the $175,000-200,000 range. So even with a full rent the property would only be returning a 3-4% return on it value. So even with the step son paying the $200 per month rent the trust is giving up income so he can live there.

Some additional things to think about.
1) This fellow is not a blood relative of any of the family.
2) The step son did not provide much in the care of my Wife's Uncle. He kept the yard mowed and took him to His Doctor appointments. That was all. The Uncle was not bed ridden or anything like that. The step son had never paid a single bill until the Uncle died and he now has to pay the utilities. I am not sure but I think the Uncle was paying for all of the groceries as well.
3) My wife's Uncle left the balance of his estate to the step son. That was around a $100K.
4) So the step son has a good income and has already seen a monetary reward/settlement from his taking care of the Uncle.

Truthfully The amount of money is not an issue really. It is more of the step son wanting a continued "free" ride with someone else paying all the bills.

I think you just answered your question.

Further, you "bought" the place vs it being a gift, the fellow is not broke financially or mentally incapacitated.

I see nothing cruel going on here.

Good luck,
Bill
 
Well, your choices are pretty clear: either you evict him or you let him live there for free. If I was in your shoes, I'd bite the bullet and start the eviction process. When he gets served with a notice to appear in court, it's going to get his attention and he just might come around.

Be aware that no judge wants to evict a 78 year old renter. So there's a distinct possibility your uninvited tenant will convince the judge he's entitled to stay in the house rent-free. But if that happens, you're no worse off than you are right now with a squatter living for free in your house.

Also, I would ask for something closer to fair-market rent. If he's too cheap to reimburse you for taxes on the place, it's a fair bet he's not spending a nickle fixing anything.

By the way, you're incorrect when you say he has "zero" rights to stay in the house. By living in the house, he has "possessory" rights to the property. That's why you have to go through eviction proceedings, rather than simply call up the sheriff and have him thrown out.
 
I would consult a lawyer. To have the son pay rent or move.I wish I could find a place to live for only 200.00 a month.
 
I didn't see it mentioned but does your state have a squatters rights law? Some states used to be if you occupied a place for 7 years it could legally become yours. Also if you allow him to stay rent free for a period of time that shows you agreed to it and he has the right to continue that agreement.
 
Your comment about having a fiduciary duty as trustee is spot on. Hopefully, it would never come to this, but one of your children could bring action to make you personally liable for the income lost due to his not paying rent by your decision. I would talk to him one more time, clearly spelling out his choice to either pay the moderate rent you are asking or to be evicted, then carry out whichever option he chooses. If he stays, make sure you have a lease, and if he breaks it, give him the boot.
 
Even if you allowed him to stay, you should at least start legal action. If you show no fight for the property, he just might become the new owner. As far as taxes & insurance go, he'd have to pay that if he did own the place. If not, he'd be thrown in the street anyways. I personally would not play his game. In his final days, should one of his kids move in with him, maybe the game will continue.
 
I would give him another week to agree to the $200 a month deal. Then send him a notarized lawyer vetted document explaining your fiduciary responsibilities to the trust, and state that for every week he delays in paying, you add $100 a month rent to his obligation. When you hit market value on the rent and if he's still not paying, institute removal or eviction procedures. I don't think you're greedy at all.
 
You did a good job explaining the situation to us, just make sure you explain it all to him the same way. It sounds like your being more than fair to him. I would then tell him if he insists on the free ride and you have to get your lawyer involved the price of the rent will be going up as a result. Ask him where he thinks he can find a place to live for 200 dollars a month. Taxes and insurance alone cost me about 400 dollars a month just to live in my house.
 
An older man several years ago that no matter what you do dealing with family you always have someone glad and someone mad 100% of the time. Sounds like you have been very rational about that situation and I would say do what you feel is right. In my opinion you done more than your part with the uncle and ultimately it's your property and you have the right to do what you want. Even if the uncle promised something it was not his promise or decision to make. If his health is bad I would get him out before someone else moves in to help him and gets the same "promise" and you're right back to square one. If you have a lawyer send something I would be sure to include your deal was with the uncle life and he has no say so after he passes ultimately voiding the contract
 
Get him out of there! If you are the designated Trustee, your primary function is to protect the assets of the Trust. Secondary function is to increase the net worth of the Trust when possible. There is no room for emotion in the Trustee's duty.

Talk to the guy; tell him that he should use his inheritance to buy his own place or find a new place in town to rent. If he stays there, he will become a parasite on the family and probably end up suing the Trustee and family.

My Dad let a couple move their house trailer into our farmyard because Dad was a good friend of the wife's folks. The husband was a real deadbeat. His usual MO was to work for a construction company long enough to become eligible for unemployment benefits, then get himself fired so he could draw unemployment checks. When the unemployment ran out, he went on welfare.

Dad didn't charge them any rent, but the guy had a welding truck so he was supposed to cut up old machinery in lieu of rent. One day he went out and made one cut and managed to get his forearm pinched. Went to the doctor ONCE; doctor just bandaged his forearm and sent him home.

Soon they hooked onto their trailer house and moved it to a vacant farm; then filed a lawsuit against our farm for $50,000. Our insurance company investigated, drug out the case awhile and finally settled it for a cash payment of $2500 - that they called a "Nuisance Fee".

The old guy has to be removed from the property, talk to him one more time and then proceed with legal action - BUT GET HIM OUT OF THERE!
 
Kind of a rock and a hard place! Here's 2 cents towards your problem. It is the great uncle's stepson. In my view step is family. If members of my extended family were taking away from my children, that is simply unacceptable. And yet family IS family. I would start proceedings: your attorney speaking to the uncle"s offspring exactly as to this situation. Two hundred, plus utilities, plus whatever you, as the responsible caretaker of your childrens' trust, deem fair. This arrangement would cover all bases: legal, familial, and most importantly, moral. I've read your posts for years and I think that matters to you.
Dave
 
If the original legal documents were done correctly, there should be a clause in the documents that specifically says that the right to live in the house DOES NOT extend to any other person.

When the old uncle signed the legal documents, he no longer had any say in the matter.

See a good attorney.
 
JD Based on what you describe I cannot see that this guy has any legal rights to the property and I doubt squatters rights/adverse possession will apply. Here are some thoughts. AT 78 it is going to be difficult to deal with change or re educate him!!!! Next: at 78 don't this guy have a home and family or is he a bum???? What is your intentions with the house now that the old man died???? (Sell, rent, put your children in it) If I wanted him to live there I would give him options like you did. BUT what if he remarries, or moves in a caretaker lives like a pig and so on???? Lastly laws of your state will come in to play may be John T will help us out??? But I would start the procedure. AND AN OLD TRICK IN MY STATE IS PUT PLACE UP FOR SALE OR "SCHEDUAL A TEAR DOWN" AS YOU ARE BUILDING A NEW BARN, CONDEM THE PLACE YOU KNOW BAD WATER, MOLD ETC. JUST SOME THOUGHTS
 
I'd tell him your going to sell the property and give him 30 days to move out. After he leaves I'd change my mind and decide to keep it and rent it out.
 
I think you were more than fair by offering him $200 rent, but he refused, so I would start the eviction proceedings and likely not offer that again, and rent to someone else for more. Stop and think about it, you would probably be better off burning the house than let him live rent free, and your tax and insurance bill would go down significantly. If he has a good income, it is not like he would be out in the cold with no place to live. No one should expect to live in someone elses house for free especially today. I might start by disconnecting utilities to get his attention, as after all they are on your property even if he pays the electricity.
 
You should not make any reference to the rent being tied to the insurance and taxes. He might later be able to prove that he had in essence paid the taxes and insurance, and had maintained and live in the property. The court could award him ownership.
Make sure rent is rent, not tied to any amount of anything else. Get a formal rental signed and proper. He contends he has the right to live there without rent, you have to be able to prove later that is was/is only a legal renter.
I would set the rent at least $400 to $500 per month. If you rent at an amount inconsistent with normal and prudent rental rates, it implies there were other considerations, which could lead to big legal troubles.
So imho you have 2 choices; the best is get him out now; the second best is real rental, legal and binding.
Tom
 
read the trust.
You should find a paragraph in there that states
that the trustee of the trust can hire/retain/engage
anyone he needs to assist him in his duties as Trustee.
Any fees come out of the trust, not from you.
Since you have conflicting opinions in your own family,
retain some 'assistance' (lawyer)
Drop the trust document on his desk, and tell him the situation.
Then go home and play with tractors. he'll take care of it.

ps the original old guy that had the tenancy agreement...that's all he had...the Trust owns the house.
He couldn't 'give' anybody permission to do anything.
 
JD, while laws are different in other states, as an attorney I can still offer some very general although unresearched opinion. Absent a thorough review of all the facts and research of local law, professional and especially lay opinions are not worth much, so TALK TO YOUR LAWYER and consider his advice as more worthy then anything posted here, mine included!!!!!


1) Don't wait around, the longer you wait to do anything the worse things are for your side.

2) Generally speaking, some contracts regarding real estate need to be reduced to writing in order to be enforceable in a Court of Law. IE if you or the uncle or step dad or whoever said something DOES NOT mean a court will enforce it. If there is any sort of writing that's clear and un ambiguous the parol evidence rule may bar any oral testimony to rebut whats in writing.

3) There could or could not be some sort of "dead man statutes" that apply making it hard to allow any evidence the decedent said this or that THERE NEEDS TO BE A WRITING which it sounds like the stepson does NOT have. If a person wishes to pass some sort of an interest to another upon his death IT MUST BE TESTAMENTARTY IN NATURE and fulfill all the requirements which it sounds like are sure NOT present.

4) Any chance of an action for "Adverse Possession" is slim and if a person has permission to "squat" there the adverse requirement goes away. Besides that may take 10 years or more WARNING if you let things go as they are and his possession remains and is adverse plus all the other requirements are met (such as Hostile, Open, Continuous, Exclusive, Adverse and Notorious, and payment of taxes may or may be relevant)

I consider you an experienced businessman so talk to a local professional attorney and he may ????? advise an action for eviction ASAP and consider his advise and counsel as possibly worth more then what's posted on a tractor forum, be it from lay or professionals.

Best wishes, do as you please, its your business NONE of ours. However, if you want to do something legal ID ADVISE TO GET IT STARTED as the longer you wait you are giving at least some degree of permission which cuts in his favor!!!!

John T Country Lawyer
 
You mentioned the property is part of a Trust. NOTE the Trustee has a legally imposed fiduciary duty to protect and defend and trust corpus, so if the Trustee say let a person live rent free or commit waste etc etc he could come under attack by trust beneficiaries as breaching his or her fiduciary duty. What Im saying is if the Trustee allows something even to be a nice guy, later on the beneficiaries could come after him personally for lost trust income.

Yet another reason to consult an attorney before making a decision TRUSTESS HAVE CERTAIN DUTIES that if breached they may be held personally liable for THINK ABOUT IT. The Trustee is bound to act for the beneficiaries to some extent even if it sounds cruel to the stepson

John T Country Lawyer
 
Well Thanks for the ideas and support. I have an appointment to see my lawyer Monday. I was just wanting to see if I was out of line on this. I am willing to allow the fellow to have a cheap place to rent as he did provide companionship to his step Father.

The step son was married but his wife passed on and that was when he moved in with his step Father. I do not know if he owned or rented where he used to live. He never had any kids. Plus he was an only kid himself. So there would not be much relation to him around.

As to the long range plans for the house??? The trust provides a annual income for my kids. There are already other rentals in the trust. So this house will eventually be rented out for market value.

As for long term maintenance on the property. I have always kept the house up myself. I know the trust should but I usually just do or pay to have the stuff taken care of. The house is a smaller old farm house but it is in excellent condition. We insulated it 20 years ago and about ten years ago we put in all new windows and vinyl siding. It has a good drilled well and the furnace and central air are just three years old. It is better than the house we are currently living in. I just do not like the location as it is on the east side of a gravel road and is only 100 feet off the road. So with the winds being out of the west most of the time you have dust just about all time even with dust control. Dogs would be an issue there as they would soon get run over. The road has a fair amount of traffic on it.

As for what I am going to do??? I talked with the kids some this morning again. I am going to offer him the house for 1/2 of what the market rental is. That would be around $400 a month. His actions since I first talked to him took the low rent off the block as far as I am concerned. I just heard this morning that he is already being a blow hard about me on the house. So I am going to have the legal beagle handle it from now on out. The step son has two choices: 1) Pay the reduced rent with a deposit due NOW. 2) Hit the road. PERIOD!!! The "Good Will" I had towards him is rapidly running out. I did not do anything for a time just to allow the death of his step Father to pass. There are people around here that will asked about renting ground/houses at funerals of loved ones. That is really tacky to me. So I gave him some time and now that has passed. So he will be served with papers this coming week telling him the original "life estate" expired on the death of his step Father. He now has to pay rent or leave!!!

I will take my lumps in "Public" opinion and do what I need to do. He had a good deal offered and his actions/attitude took that away. HE can still have a pretty good setup if he wants it. Also just so you fellows know he in not poor. He gets a United Auto work retirement plus social security. He retired out of JD in Dubuque. I talked to a fellow last night that is drawing the same retirement. It is right at $2500 each month. Plus some social security on top of that. So he has more than enough income to live on. He is just being a typical tight wad.

Thanks once again for the support.
 
You're a better person than me. I might give him a chance to reconsider, but if he dug his heels in give him the boot.
 
" So I am going to have the legal beagle handle it from now on out"

EXACTLY, WISE CHOICE, CONGRATULATIONS

John T Country Lawyer
 
JD You will never win in public (kicked old man out of house) Doing this through legal standards will protect you as lawyer will hang if he does wrong too!!!! Based on his attitude I would say good riddance!!! Hard to tell what he was told or promised buy others. One more thing, if he took care of the old man you might be in a mess where severance pay is due or you may have to "pay him to leave" seen similar happen around me. yikes!!!
 
Too bad....bozos will be bozos. Get the lawer involved cause you are too much of a nice guy. Only being hard balled is going to work.
 
Hi JD,
You are the OWNER of that house and property. Since he is not "blood relation" to your wife, and since he doesn't see a good deal when one is offered to him, and he has acted like the north end of a southbound horse, throw him out! Plain and simple. You owe him nothing. Public opinion be damned.
Throw him out. He has no legal claim to the home or property. But let your attorney handle it.
 

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