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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
Let me ask you this. Will your family be homeless/starve without your grandmother's house? If not, then don't worry about it. I know you want the house, but it is only a material object. So quit worrying and enjoy life and the memories of your grandmother.
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We will be homeless and won't have any work. We live and have our store in the house. My grandparents moved out when my father took over the store in 1979 or 1980. He wanted to buy it then but it would mean my grandparents would have to pay a lot of taxes. So they agreed that my grandparents would put in their wills that my father would be able to buy it for a certain amount after their deaths. In return my father would pay rent and pay for the all the maintenance (since it's a very old building that can be costly). My father also paid off all the debt of the store had (using the money my mother inherited from her father). Whenever my grandparents needed a bit extra money my father would give it to them.
After my grandfather's death it turns out my grandparents didn't keep their end of the bargain and had put in their will that my father would be able to buy the building for the current value as a building which was rented out (which is less than when it isn't rented out).
To top it off, after the fire in 2013 my father spend almost all his savings on getting the home livable and store up and running again. Partially because my uncle, who was my grandmother's guardian by that time, had cancelled the homeowners insurance and had "forgotten" to take out a new one. When the store was up and running again the whole Family Thing started (we assume the timing was intentional). My uncle wanted to sell the building because there wasn't enough money (there was, the courts later agreed with that). He offered it to my father for a certain amount, assuming my father wouldn't be able to get the money. And before the deadline he had set for my father he had signed an sales agreement with someone else.
The judge agrees with us. My uncle can still appeal, though according to our lawyer he doesn't have much chance.
As I said, I should be happy, but I don't trust it when things are going well.