We live in King County - Washington State. We agreed to let our granddaughters in-laws stay with us for a couple of weeks, it has now been almost 3 months - they do not pay rent or bills. In the beginning it wasn't bad, they cooked & cleaned. Then their other 2 adult children stopped by for a visit and now none of them will leave. After the other 2 showed up, we found drugs in the house - they have been sleeping in our garage/shed that is attached to our house (no water, toilet etc). We have told them to leave several times, we called the police and they wouldn't do anything, not even when we told them about the drugs.
Over the 3 months they have left for 2-4 days in a row, but end back at our house. We were told that we cannot lock them out, because their personal property is in the house & shed. We live in a mobile home community & they are not on the lease, the manager of the property is threatening to kick us out, but they still will not leave. Since they leave, then come back are they still considered squatters & do they have any rights once they leave?
-Can we do anything to get rid of them? Can we put a lock on the shed door?
-Can we box up their stuff, keep inside the house & when they come back, refuse to let them in the house, but push their boxes outside to them?
-If we cannot lock them out of the shed or box up their stuff, can we refuse to let them in the house so they do not have access to water, or the toilet? Basically can we make it miserable for them to be out there?
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Over the 3 months they have left for 2-4 days in a row, but end back at our house. We were told that we cannot lock them out, because their personal property is in the house & shed. We live in a mobile home community & they are not on the lease, the manager of the property is threatening to kick us out, but they still will not leave. Since they leave, then come back are they still considered squatters & do they have any rights once they leave?
-Can we do anything to get rid of them? Can we put a lock on the shed door?
-Can we box up their stuff, keep inside the house & when they come back, refuse to let them in the house, but push their boxes outside to them?
-If we cannot lock them out of the shed or box up their stuff, can we refuse to let them in the house so they do not have access to water, or the toilet? Basically can we make it miserable for them to be out there?
Thanks for any advice you can offer.