I am posting this for a friend. He currently has no internet access.
Parties were together approximately 6 years. Purchased a property together. They separated about a year ago. She has not paid anything towards the mortgage or upkeep of the property. He has paid her about $20,000 over the past year when she has stated she needed money for their children (who weren’t in her care unbeknownst to him due to DOCS deciding she should not have them). Several months ago he rented the property out as he couldn’t cover the costs of his rent plus mortgage etc. they are trying to sell the property. She has been trying to blackmail him into signing property over to her by using their children saying he can’t see them unless he does. He has only spoken to the children for an hour in ten months. Several weeks ago she had the locks changed on the tenants. They were able to acquire another key I believe through her family. She has today given them several days notice to vacate the property. Stating she is moving back in. He does not believe this is true as she now lives interstate and child protection have an active case against her so she absconded with the children interstate. The tenants rent pays the mortgage. He has been trying to sell it. She has done nothing to assist. My question is does she have the right to evict the tenants? She has no means to pay the mortgage and info from friends is that she is not moving back into the house. The tenants feel threatened by her messages and are fearful. There’s significant equity in the property. Is there anything a lawyer can do to stop her harassing the tenants?
Parties were together approximately 6 years. Purchased a property together. They separated about a year ago. She has not paid anything towards the mortgage or upkeep of the property. He has paid her about $20,000 over the past year when she has stated she needed money for their children (who weren’t in her care unbeknownst to him due to DOCS deciding she should not have them). Several months ago he rented the property out as he couldn’t cover the costs of his rent plus mortgage etc. they are trying to sell the property. She has been trying to blackmail him into signing property over to her by using their children saying he can’t see them unless he does. He has only spoken to the children for an hour in ten months. Several weeks ago she had the locks changed on the tenants. They were able to acquire another key I believe through her family. She has today given them several days notice to vacate the property. Stating she is moving back in. He does not believe this is true as she now lives interstate and child protection have an active case against her so she absconded with the children interstate. The tenants rent pays the mortgage. He has been trying to sell it. She has done nothing to assist. My question is does she have the right to evict the tenants? She has no means to pay the mortgage and info from friends is that she is not moving back into the house. The tenants feel threatened by her messages and are fearful. There’s significant equity in the property. Is there anything a lawyer can do to stop her harassing the tenants?
