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What can I do to keep myself from being evicted

Asked on Dec 26th, 2020 on Wills and Probate - Texas
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By step father passed away July 2020 I have been living in this house since then do I have any right I am a disabled veteran I want to know how can I keep myself from being evicted my sister-in-law has been giving power of a and and she was issued everything in his will
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Wills Attorney serving Austin, TX
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Unless you have a written lease and are paying rent, you are a guest and can be asked to leave.  If you do not, an eviction action can be brought and the sheriff can remove you.  The executor's duty is to collect the decedent's property, pay his debts and distribute what remains according to the Will.  Allowing you to live in the house rent-free is wasting the estate and violates that duty.  If the house does not need to be sold to pay your father-in-law's debts and passes to your sister-in-law, she may or may not want to rent it to you.
Answered on Dec 27th, 2020 at 5:06 AM

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