Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Washington

Re: force sale

It depends. There is a cause of action called "partition" where you can force a sale to get your share of the value of real property.

Court allows this because no judge is going to take a chain saw to your property to divide it.

But I'd need to know whether your partnership is incorporated or implied, or set up as an LLC, or if it's more a domestic relationship that could be construed as meretricious (marital-like). There are different principles that kick in depending on the nature of your partnership and the partnership (and your) investment in the real property.

Hope this helps. Don't hesitate to call. Elizabeth Powell