When I answered, Chelsea immediately screamed, “You can’t throw us out!” For once, she was partly right. Brandon and Chelsea had lived in my home for a year, so changing the locks did not automatically erase whatever occupancy rights they might have under local law. I had already contacted an attorney after the movers left, and he told me not to turn a family dispute into an illegal lockout. I gave Brandon supervised access to collect anything he urgently needed and then served them written notice ending their permission to live in my home, following the required process.
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