Re: Help! How do I evict Brother-In-Law? - Landlord Forum thread 136345

Re: Help! How do I evict Brother-In-Law? by Anonymous on February 1, 2007 @12:17

Is your husband willing to help get rid of his brother? It doesn't really sound like it. (Your husband was the one who told you he was staying a few more months.) He has been there 20 months now? This man is not looking for work, not helping pay for bills, not doing anything. He's gotten used to you taking care of him. First, have a frank discussion with your husband. Tell him you will not stand for a few more months. Tell him you absolutely want this freeloader out (don't use those words!). Then the two of you confront this man together. Give him a SHORT deadline, in writing, and STICK TO IT. Tell him if he's not out by X date, the dog goes to the pound, his stuff will be on the lawn, and you will have him arrested as a trespasser. (He has no agreement with you and no right to be there.) Then if he's not out by then, put the dog in a cage and drive it to the pound. Start putting his things outside. When he sees you are serious, he will leave. I have a relative that did the same thing. She took in her grandson (for just a short time). He's been there years now. He lives in her basement, rarely works, has moved in his girlfriend, and now has a baby there too. She won't put him out & he's too comfortable to leave on his own. I expect him to live there until she dies. Then what will he do with no one buying food or paying for the utilities? You will actually be doing your brother-in-law a favor. He needs to live in the real world!

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