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!!!!
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