Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Iowa

We have a barn. When we built the barn a friend asked if he could use some of the space to store his personal property. We verbally agreed that he could use a certain amount of space for 10 years n exchange for a payment amount to help build the barn. He refused to put anything into writing or sign anything. It is now 13 years later and I need the space for myself. I have asked him to remove his property. He states that he has a 'lifetime interest' in his amount of space in that barn and refuses to remove his items. What is my recourse? Can I remove his items from my barn but leave them on my real property (under a tarp on the yard)?


Asked on 10/20/09, 9:00 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Luedeman solo practitioner

I do not see that you are under any obligation to be burdened with this problem any more than you are already. Best bet? Hire a lawyer to send this guy a formal demand to move the property, give him a time limit, and then move it to a storage locker, pay for a month's rent and send him the key.

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Answered on 10/21/09, 11:46 am


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