Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Missouri

Taking Possession of purchased real estate property

A friend of mine recently went through a divorce and has purchased a piece of real estate property to move into. This individual is unable to get the current tenant to move from the property he recently purchased. The current tenant was not the property owner at the time of purchase they were renting the property from the individual my friend purchased the property from. The tenant was given notice by the original property owner about the sale of the property. They were also given notice the first week of Dec. that the propery had been sold and they would need to be moved out of the property the day of closing, which took place on Dec. 23, 2004, at this time the new owner would be taking possession. My friend is unable to get the current tenants to move and now he has no place to live. He tried to be patient and work with the individuals but they refuse to move from the property. He now owns the property will be making mortgage payments has put he utility services into his name. This is not a landlord/tenant situation. What is my friends rights to remove the current tenants from his new home so that he is able to move in? The current tenants are starting to do damage to the property. Thank you for your advise.


Asked on 1/03/05, 9:01 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Smith LawSmith

Re: Taking Possession of purchased real estate property

Your friend needs to hire an attorney. Dead beats or squatters can be dificult to evict, becasue they exploit allowances in the system to squeeze out as much free rent as possible. Property owners who try to do this themselves can set themselves up for much frustration and possible counter litigation.

If you fried would care to email me, I could discuss the options for eviction with him. If I can not help him, I may be able to refer him to someone who can.

Good Luck,

Tony Smith

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Answered on 1/04/05, 12:24 pm


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