We offered to throw money together and her sister-in-law to repair the house, but she said she did not need it. And now she’s asking to live with us because her half is without amenities. So it’s her own fault!
My husband’s grandmother inherited the house. Him and his sister. It was getting old, but we decided to renovate the building and live there. The house had two entrances, so we didn’t have to share anything with my sister-in-law. The yard and facilities were shared, but the number of rooms was the same.
In my presence there was already a division of inheritance. All passed quietly and peacefully. My mother-in-law immediately refused the property, because she was used to live in the city. She told the children that you do what you want.
My husband made some money together with my sister-in-law’s husband for the roof and for the reinforcement of the foundation. We wanted to continue the repair, but my sister-in-law got mad. She is not going to invest in this hut on chicken legs. Her husband put his head down and left – he is not used to arguing with his wife.
My husband and I planned to live in this house. The village was not far from the city, we had our own car, so we could get to work without problems. Moreover, we were tired of being crammed into a one-room apartment. We had dreamed of having a private house for a long time, but it would have cost a lot of money to build from scratch.
For my sister-in-law, this house was like a summer house. She planned to come here in the summer to barbecue or relax. My sister-in-law told us not to count on her.
Within four years we had completely renovated our half of the house. Of course we took out a loan, but that was not the main thing. We installed a warm bathroom, installed heating, changed the wiring and windows, and glazed the loggia. There was non-stop work on the house 24 hours a day, but we were stubbornly pursuing our dream.
My sister-in-law was away on vacation all the time. She had no interest in what we were doing or what happened to her half. My husband’s sister lived at her own pleasure and didn’t bother. But then she had a baby and went on maternity leave.
That is where her trips ended, and money became tight. And then she remembered her half of the house. It was hard to be inside four walls with a small child, and there she could run around and have fun all day in the fresh air.
By then we had moved into a house and rented out our apartment. We didn’t touch her half of the house at all, but over the years it literally hasn’t rotted away. I do not know how my sister was going to live there without heating, because she came with a suitcase for a month. She started asking to stay with us for a week – I had to let her in.
My nephew is very noisy. Yes, and my sister acted as she wanted the whole time. Since I work remotely, I was disturbed by this kind of environment, so I went to a friend’s house for a while.
So the circumstances were such that I came back almost a month later. I stayed with a friend for a week, and then my mother got sick and had to stay longer. I had forgotten all about my husband’s sister, because I was sure she had gone home long ago.
How surprised I was when I found her at our place. She acted like a hostess, and my son-in-law joined in. But I wasn’t going to live like that. I asked her straight out when they were planning to move out.
– Where would I live? I have a small child, – said sister-in-law.
– We’ll take you to the city tomorrow, – I answered.
– I do not want to go to the city.
– Since you haven’t even bothered to tidy up the house in this time, go back.
– What right do you have to kick me out? This is my house!
– Your house is over the wall, go there.
She tried to turn her husband against me, but he hinted at her too, that she had overstayed her welcome. She took offense and left. Just a few hours later my mother-in-law started calling:
– You had no right to kick her out, it was her rightful property.
– She could have stayed in her half, she is the mistress there, – replied my husband.
– And how to live there with the baby? There is not even communication, the toilet is in the street. You could have taken care of your sister.
My husband freaked out and said everything, even to his mother. We offered to do everything together, it would have been even cheaper than each half separately. She refused. So why is everyone clinging to us now?
We decided to offer our sister another way out – to buy her half. She said yes, but she put a price that would make it possible to buy the whole house in perfect condition. We were not satisfied with that option.
Now we’re fighting. My mother-in-law keeps eating her brains out, and Alina’s a nuisance. They come here seldom but well. They have noisy parties, do petty nastiness and spoil the property in the yard.
We are starting to build a fence to completely divide the area. No more compromises, that’s what my sister-in-law wanted.
