partition action
Co-owner forced sale
A partition action is a lawsuit to divide property held by multiple owners who cannot agree on its use or sale.
When co-owners of real estate reach an impasse, any owner can file for partition, forcing either physical division of the land or sale with proceeds distributed among owners.
She filed a partition action after her siblings refused to sell their inherited farmhouse.
- tenancyRenter's period of residence
- forced saleMandatory transfer of property
- ousterForced removal from position
- valuationAssessment of monetary worth
- fair market valueObjective exchange price
deed · negotiation · litigation · adjudication · severance · undivided · decree · plaintiff · foreclosure · property division · defendant · court order · appraisal · liquidation · sale proceeds · co-ownership · joint ownership · equity
- property disputesboundary dispute, land disputes, boundary disputes, land dispute, neighbor dispute
- lawsuitslawsuit, litigation, civil suit, suit, court case
- co-ownershipco-ownership, joint ownership, shared ownership, joint tenancy, co-tenancy
- property rightsownership, property rights, private property, real property, title
partition actionnegotiated settlement
Agreement reached through dialogue
out-of-court settlement · mutual agreement · handshake deal · arbitration