Callie, Debbie, Edgar, and Frank are all co-owners of one pi…
Callie, Debbie, Edgar, and Frank are all co-owners of one piece of property. They all four equally own the property (so each own 1/4th of it). None of them get along, and none of them can agree on anything. Callie and Frank want to keep the property in all four of their names. Debbie doesn’t want to be a co-owner with Callie, Edgar, or Frank anymore. Edgar wants his girlfriend, Gabby, to become a co-owner. No one but Edgar and Gabby want that to happen. Debbie files a lawsuit and asks the judge to do something. She asks the judge to split the land up into four equal sections and give each of them an equal section to own. The judge tries to do this, but he cannot split the land up evenly because there is a railroad track and a pond located on the property that keeps him from physically dividing up the land in an equal way. What option does the judge have left?
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Calvin rents out his apartment to Darren. Darren and Calvin sign a lease. Inside the lease it says that Darren will be able to live in the apartment from August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023. In October, 2022, Darren dies. Darren’s parents, Ellen and Frank, come forward and tell Calvin that they want to move into Darren’s apartment and take over his lease. Calvin comes to you, his attorney, and tells you that he doesn’t want Ellen and Frank to take over the lease. Calvin wants to know whether Ellen and Frank have the right to take over their deceased son’s lease. Do they have any legal rights to do this?
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