I have Power of Attorney for my 94-year old mother's home. My mother recently entered a Nursing Home. She owns her own house in NH. 10 months ago my mother was pressured to allow my niece and her 2 kids to stay temporarily. My niece neither paid rent nor for any services in the house. My mother complained to me often. there is no contract.
My mother became seriously ill early 2010. She was in hospital for 4 months. During that time my niece took over the house - which was filthy, full of garbage and debris.
I have a younger sister who works overseas. For the past 20 years she lives with my mother every summer. She has her own room and her furniture/clothing is in the house. She has a legal address there as well. This summer she cared for Mom who is under hospice care. She also paid the bills. My niece went 'on vacation'.
We sent our niece a letter telling her she had 30 days to leave the premises because we need to sell it. She has since hired a lawyer who has threatened us and said we cannot enter the house. He claims we are aware that our niece 'is (a tenant) caring for the house in lieu of rent.' My sister's recent bank statements are missing and some of her property has been misused/taken from the house. There was never any agreement regarding the house and my Mom no longer needs it. Also, does my sister have a right to enter the house? Can she authorize me to enter? She has expensive things in the house and our niece is vicious. How do we get the niece out?
My mother became seriously ill early 2010. She was in hospital for 4 months. During that time my niece took over the house - which was filthy, full of garbage and debris.
I have a younger sister who works overseas. For the past 20 years she lives with my mother every summer. She has her own room and her furniture/clothing is in the house. She has a legal address there as well. This summer she cared for Mom who is under hospice care. She also paid the bills. My niece went 'on vacation'.
We sent our niece a letter telling her she had 30 days to leave the premises because we need to sell it. She has since hired a lawyer who has threatened us and said we cannot enter the house. He claims we are aware that our niece 'is (a tenant) caring for the house in lieu of rent.' My sister's recent bank statements are missing and some of her property has been misused/taken from the house. There was never any agreement regarding the house and my Mom no longer needs it. Also, does my sister have a right to enter the house? Can she authorize me to enter? She has expensive things in the house and our niece is vicious. How do we get the niece out?
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