eviction of a sibling

[Andre Smith]

I bought a home for my mother and father to live in. My sister moved in about 5 months ago with her children. She did not have permission from me and i did not know until today. My mother kept it a secret because she wanted to help her. She is a drug addicted and has become violent, uncontrollable and has been stealing. My mother called the police and they made her leave for the night but she was allowed to return because she has mail coming to the house and my mother is not the offical owner of the house so the police said they couldn't make her leave. I am the owner. My mother finally called me and filled me in on the situation and wants her gone! what are my fastest options?

[Gail K.]

You would begin the process of eviction as you would with any other tenant.  Because this is your sister and this is happening out of state it would GREATLY benefit you to hire an attorney in Minnesota familiar with this process.

Often the first notice to "Quit" from an attorney familiar with the eviction process (which has far more power than if you wrote it) might be enough to get your deadbeat sister out of there.  If not and she does not leave by the deadline the letter states the next step is filing for the actual eviction through the court system.   Again, the attorney can handle these steps.

Keep in mind, though that it's your mother who is the enabler here and it would not be unusual that sometime in the future she will allow your sister and her children back in.

Gail