How do I stop my brother in law from taking charge of a condominium that I own 50 of.I need to rent a year-round to pay the mort

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Gage payment and the bills.otherwise you can only rent it January February and March because it's too hot and nobody wants to rent it any other time of theyearso I'm stuckmakin 4500 worth of mortgage payments a year what legal recourse do I have to keep him from doing whatever he wants with this apt.

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Richard Elie ·
I believe you asked this before, if not I apologize. You appear to be tenants in common on real property. You each have an undivided right to possess 100 percent of the property. At common law, tenants in common have a right to manage real estate. However if one or both of you is out of possession, and the property is being rented out, then you are each entitled to 50 percent of the profits. Also, since there is a mortgage and bills regarding maintaining the property and paying taxes on it, they owe 50 percent of those costs. However, your co-owners refuse to lease it out because they, selfishly, want it for 1 month out of the year for their vacation. So my answer to your question is simple: Sue for a partition of the property and an accounting. Force the sale of the condo to some third party, deduct your share and what is owed to you for rents you were supposed to receive and didn't, and walk away with your money. Click on "Find a Lawyer" above and hire a lawyer in the area where the condo is located and sue for partition and an accounting. That is the remedy.
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William Mack ·
You would need to provide more information about this situation in order to get a start of a good answer to your question. Who is the other 50% owner? Do you and the other owner own the property as husband/wife, joint tenants, tenants in common? What interest if any does your brother-in-law have in the property? What does your b-i-l want to do with the condo? If you are a 50% owner, you have the legal right to have a say in whatever is done with the property, unless you have given up that right to someone else by contract.
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