advice on how to kick someone out of your house (nicely)?

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Perhaps most importantly to the OP, in my opinion I would give her some money to get out and on her feet and have her sign something to the effect that she doesn't live there. It can be a few lines, certainly not even a one pager. Win-Win situation.

Originally Posted by Lawman77

Seriously? The sister is a squatter, right? So now the OP must take legal recourse? Give me a break.

Squatters rights are different and not applicable to this case so it would not be an ejectment. Squatting is usually done on unimproved or in some cases abandoned improved property where you can establish ownership of the property by adverse possession but it cannot be obliged by the owner. Perhaps as an over-simplification once the owner has recognized and allows the squatter to possess the land, e.g. providing written approval or even acknowledgment to a neighbor who put their fence on your property, they are no longer able entitled to adverse possession. Since she has been invited to stay there, it is not squatting, if she establishes residency it is then an eviction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adverse_possession
https://www.landlordology.com/how-to...-of-squatters/
https://www.cga.ct.gov/2010/rpt/2010-R-0069.htm
https://www.csindy.com/coloradosprin...nt?oid=2802619
https://www.inman.com/2013/02/21/evi...ier-said-done/

A precursory search on google and lexis nexis shows many cases where the fact patterns are very similar and the unwanted guest is considered to have established residency.

(You guys are making me think I should go to law school and join my family of attorneys instead of getting my MBA.)