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http://www.state.ak.us/courts/civ-720.htm |
They are NOT tenants, they are trespassers.
The owner needs to have then removed.
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Maybe they are trespassers, but the OP is not giving us enough of the story to have confidence in that. I'm not going to advise someone to treat them as trespassers without a better sense of the facts. Given that they are relatives, I'd not be surprised if the police decided not to get involved even if they are trespassers.
It is dangerous to give such cavalier advice.
If someone improperly forcibly ejects someone who has a colorable claim to be a rightful possessor of the property, then there could be criminal charges. A client once ignored my advice on a tenant/landlord dispute and tried to eject tenants himself. He narrowly avoided a felony conviction. |
My mom inherited a house from her mom a few years ago. Today we learned my cousin has moved in with no authorization from my mom. |
They do NOT have permission.
They do NOT appear to have any ownership interest.
That is more than enough to have the OWNER of the property pursue trespassing charges.
It MAY be that they are unaware the the deceased no longer owns the house.
The OWNER needs to ask them to vacate, preferably with witnesses.
After that it would be better to lawyer up, but many people do not have a spare few hundred dollars lying around.
It is NOT "cavalier" to pursue trespassing charges given the information presented.