Legal Advice: My niece won't leave my house - what can I do?
One obvious and practical solution could be that she buys the property from you for market value or she could start to pay you market rent. File photo
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My niece said she wanted to buy a house and wanted to save on rent and asked me could she stay in a rental property I own while she was looking for a suitable house she wanted to buy.Â
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