How to evict a Licensee

They must be given notice and then if they refuse to leave then you will need to file an Unlawful Detainer petition to get a court order to have them legally evicted.

Likely the 'licensee' is a tenant under either a verbal or written lease arrangement. You should consult a probate lawyer who also can file an action for eviction in the applicable court. I changed your topic from estate planning to probate.

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The answer depends a lot on the reason these people think they have a right to stay in the house. If they were staying there just because your deceased father said it was OK, then whatever you do, don't tell them it is OK to stay there any longer. Follow the advice of my colleague. Have the successor trustee hire an attorney to evict them.

Whoever is the trustee of the trust needs to hire a trust administration attorney who will prepare some preliminary papers authorizing the successor trustee to act. A landlord-tenant attorney can then be retained to evict the tenants.