Howdy! Looking for some advice here. My fathers wife passed away last summer with the house in her name. My father to inherit her entire estate as she had no living relatives.
Flash forward 1 year- my brother and I have been given his Corpus Christi Texas home. We wish to sell immediately. When we sent a realtor over to the home we found that a woman who had assisted us during the relocating of my father is now squatting in the house. My brother and I both live out of state, so she was our only contact in Texas. She had been quite helpful to us in many aspects, helped us empty his home..was present to meet locksmith when we had the house re-keyed, etc.
She now claims my father offered to "lease to own" the home to her at $1000/month. She told my father she needed to have electricity turned on so that when she checked on the home at night there were lights on. She has never given my family any money for the property in any degree.
We have informed her of our intention to sell the home ASAP. She is now saying she has done improvements to the home and wishes us to reimburse her (but of course cannot provide receipts)
Should we proceed with a notice to vacate? Is she considered a tenant under Texas law? I'm inclined to inform her that we intend to proceed with formal eviction if she cannot vacate the premise immediately.
Help!!!! Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Flash forward 1 year- my brother and I have been given his Corpus Christi Texas home. We wish to sell immediately. When we sent a realtor over to the home we found that a woman who had assisted us during the relocating of my father is now squatting in the house. My brother and I both live out of state, so she was our only contact in Texas. She had been quite helpful to us in many aspects, helped us empty his home..was present to meet locksmith when we had the house re-keyed, etc.
She now claims my father offered to "lease to own" the home to her at $1000/month. She told my father she needed to have electricity turned on so that when she checked on the home at night there were lights on. She has never given my family any money for the property in any degree.
We have informed her of our intention to sell the home ASAP. She is now saying she has done improvements to the home and wishes us to reimburse her (but of course cannot provide receipts)
Should we proceed with a notice to vacate? Is she considered a tenant under Texas law? I'm inclined to inform her that we intend to proceed with formal eviction if she cannot vacate the premise immediately.
Help!!!! Any advice is greatly appreciated.
