NJ Ejection of Family Members

[Elyse Parker]

Very long story, but my fiancé and I purchased his parents house (I know, good idea at the time). They were going through financial struggles and wanted to downsize. We wanted to upgrade from our previous house as we are ready to start a family. Anyway to avoid both parties using a realtor and paying taxes, etc, etc, we bought the beautiful house and were in love. However, his parents asked if they could stay a few months until they found another house. We never agreed on a length of time and since the closing, his mother who is mentally unstable has gone crazy. Cops have been called numerous times and they have been asked to leave several times. We finally filed for a writ of possession being that they are not tenants and we have a court date for one month from today. We still are very confused about some things. They are claiming they sold us the house at a good deal and now we owe them money (which was never discussed prior to the closing). With that being said they are refusing to leave and said they have rights to stay. We legally own the house now and all of the bills are in our name. Weve tried to reconcile with them to avoid going to court and paying an attorney but my fiancé does not have a "normal" father/mother/son relationship with them. Anyway, if the ejectment is ruled in our favor our attorney said his parents would have 7 days to leave the premise before we can change the locks. After the 7th day and change of locks, are we allowed to dispose of their personal belongings left behind? I ask because they are hoarders and we know there will be a lot left behind, things of value included. Also, could they sue us for selling the house well under market value, even though they both signed the intial contract and the closing papers knowing the price they were selling it to us for?