What to do if my father is trying to evict me?
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What to do if my father is trying to evict me?
My father is taking me to court trying to get me evicted. I’m 24 years old, non abusive and suffer from Crohns disease. I have been looking for a job in the medical field which I am qualified for but I have nowhere else to go until I am on my feet. I am not a burden on my father and do not cost him anything extra to live in his house. He is very controlling and is only doing this based on a perceived slight to his authority. What can I do since I have no other choice for now but to stay in his house. I’m ashamed to even be living there at 24 but my illness has been a major obstacle.
Asked on January 22, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Virginia
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Unfortunately if you father no longer wants you remaining in his home where you are paying rent or not, he has the right to have you vacate since you are not an adult (over the age of 18 years) and seemingly do not have any ownership in the home you are staying at.
Given the circumstances that your father wants you to get your own place at 24 years of age, you need to start looking for a new place to live and to begin packing up your belongings for the move where the court most likely will order you out of your father's home.
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