AITA for kicking out our tenants because we want to move into the house ourselves?
A loving couple, expecting twins and already parents of two, faced a heart-wrenching dilemma. They owned a spacious house they once rented out to a family, sharing their beautiful pool as a gesture of goodwill.
What started as a harmonious arrangement was about to unravel as their growing family needed more space, forcing a painful decision that would shatter the fragile peace.
When the couple asked their tenants to move after five months, hoping for understanding, they were met with anger and tears instead. The tenants, who had cherished the home and the special bond it symbolized, felt betrayed and desperate.
What was meant to be a practical, hopeful step for one family became a storm of raw emotions and conflict, revealing how deeply intertwined lives can be shattered by change.
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The original poster (OP) is facing a moral conflict after informing tenants, who enjoyed below-market rent in exchange for pool access, that they need to move out so the OP's growing family can move into the inherited house.
While legally ent*tled to reclaim their property with five months' notice, the OP is distressed by the tenants' extreme negative reaction, which included yelling and threats, leading them to question the morality of their necessary decision.
Given that the OP has a legal right to the property and a genuine need to house their expanding family, is the OP morally wrong for a*serting ownership rights, even if it causes significant disruption and emotional distress to long-term, subsidized tenants?
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