A man inherited his late mother\u2019s house and now wants to sell it<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
The woman he grew up with, raised by his parents after her own mother died, still lives there<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
He asked Reddit if he\u2019s wrong for telling her to move out without financial support<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A man seeks advice from the Reddit community following a difficult situation with a woman he grew up with, who he considers to be like his sister.<\/p>\n
His post<\/a>, shared under the AITAH forum, explains the complicated family dynamic that now leaves him questioning whether he is wrong for asking her to leave his late mother\u2019s house.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was a kid, my parents had a housekeeper who sadly passed away when her daughter was still very little, like under 5,\u201d he writes. \u201cAfter that, my parents basically raised her. They paid for her schooling, college, vacations, treated her like family, but they never legally adopted her.\u201d<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Stock photo of property papers<\/p>\n He explains that while the young woman was never formally adopted, she became a fixture in the household and was always considered \u201ckind of like a sister\u201d to him and his two biological siblings. \u201cThe truth is, my family has always been very cold and distant,\u201d he continues. \u201cNone of us ever had a close or loving relationship, not even with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n After his father passed away three years ago and his mother more recently, the family\u2019s ties loosened even further. \u201cSince my parents passed, I don\u2019t really hear from my brothers anymore either, we\u2019ve all gone our separate ways mostly for the best,\u201d he shares.<\/p>\n When it came time for the inheritance to be divided, his two biological siblings took their share and moved on with their lives. \u201cThe house and some money was left to me,\u201d he explains, noting that the woman he calls his sister still lives there.<\/p>\n Now, he feels it is time to sell the property and move forward. \u201cShe still lives in that house, but I want to sell it now, which means she needs to move out,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n The woman has asked him for financial support to ease her transition. \u201cShe asked for some monetary support so she can move on with her life as well, but I don’t think she [has] this claim,\u201d he says, adding that she approached his siblings for help but \u201cneither answered her.\u201d<\/p>\n He notes that in their country, it is typical for children to live with their parents until marriage, so her staying in the house has not been unusual. Still, he feels the situation has reached its end. \u201cMy other family members feel like we should at least give her something, I think she already had enough and I need her out so I can sell the house and also move on from all of this,\u201d he admits.<\/p>\n One commenter offers perspective, telling him that because she is an adult with a job, she should have savings and be prepared to cover moving costs. \u201cIf she chose not to save, give her a few months before evicting her. NTA for wanting her out of your house so you can sell your property,\u201d the user responds.<\/p>\n The man replies with further context about her circumstances. \u201cShe\u2019s around 24 years old and has a job, she has a college degree in law school, and could be a lawyer if she could keep a serious job, which she can’t because she is just like us,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Stock photo of a woman upset packing up her home<\/p>\n He says that while she works at times, she struggles to maintain consistency. \u201cIf I let her stay I’ll be her new father for eternity, she went to college and can’t keep a nice job for the life of her just because she doesn’t care (even though she works when she feels like [it]), just like [my] brother and just like my sister,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n![\"Getty](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3d2bdba6beac70c8b3f89b8829101297.jpeg\"\/)
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