Attorney Walter has offered a great answer and I agree that it should not have mattered if his name was on the deed. He, as a borrower, would have...

Great answer and I want to thank you for teaching me the word "palaver."

Is there some sort of change to the lease that requires an amendment or is the amendment to the lease actually a lease "renewal?" If it's a renewal...

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with attorney Brabender (who is licensed in your state and I am not) but he assumed the house was in your mom's...

On a visceral level, I like Mr. Chaddock's advice about changing the locks but in reality, it's probably illegal to do so (although maybe your...

Unless you can get him to agree to sell the house, you will need to bring an action in Partition, in which you'd essentially be asking a judge to...

Unfortunately, none of us can offer you specific legal advice to this very specific question on this open forum. You need to ask this quesiton of...

Mr. Chaddock is correct. Unless they're trying to be sneaky or unless you're renting on a month-to-month basis, they have no right to change the...

I don't see a question here but it's OK for the house to be sold. Your lease will remain in effect if it changes hands during your term. If the...

You said the agreement was "up" 18 months ago but extended verbally... that's probably not binding. What does your contract say? Does he have the...