My Mother Threw My Toddler’s Soup Down the Drain and Told Me to Get Out — She’d Forgotten Whose Name Was on the Deed
“Then you are the sole legal owner of this real estate, full stop.” But then he raised a hand, before I could feel too triumphant.
“However.
Under state property law, we are not going to attempt a self-help lockout while they are occupying the premises, even though you own it.
That’s the kind of shortcut that turns an owner into a defendant.
We will do this correctly.
We will issue a formal notice terminating their tenancy and demanding surrender of the premises.
If they refuse to vacate, we file an unlawful detainer action in civil court, and we let a judge order them out.
It will be slower.