Land Contract and Tennant Eviction
My husband and I entered into a lease with an option to buy at the end. The property is our shop w/ an apt. upstairs. My brother in law moved in upstairs and wanted to be a 3rd owner when it came time to actually buy. Our ORAL agreement was, you pay a 1/3 of everything, utilites taxes etc. Ok we’ll do that. Well of course he hasn’t lived up to his end of the deal paying 0 utilites and taxes for the past 10 months. There is nothing in writing, including a lease. I in the process of having him evicted to reclaim the apartment to rent to someone else. We can’t keep supporting him. Does he have any claim at being a part owner? I am following all the legal steps to have him removed, gave him 30 days and am filing in the courthouse tomorrow. He’s supposedly gotten a lawyer but since he’s paid nothing except his rent to live there I can’t see he has a leg to stand on. His name is not on our lease, nor did we sign anything with him in regards to this.
Do I need to get a lawyer?