So, you’ve inherited some property and want to sell. Unfortunately, there’s at least one other owner and they either refuse to let go of the property or they are dragging their feet. If you and the other owner or owners cannot agree, there’s a solution: partition.
People have been fighting over what to do with property as long as people have owned property. Because of people’s inherit propensity to disagree, the legal remedy of partition has been utilized for generations as a resolution to disputes among owners. Essentially a partition is simply one or more of the owners exercising their right to hold the interest separate from the other owners.
