WIBTA if I throw all my mother-in-law’s things out of my house after she moved herself in?

A Redditor shared a situation where their mother-in-law (MIL), after being kicked out due to her behavior, moved back into their house without permission while they were away. Despite previous conflicts, the Redditor is now considering putting her things out on the curb and changing the locks. Read the full story below to decide if they would be wrong for taking such drastic measures.

‘ WIBTA if I throw all my mother-in-law’s things out of my house after she moved herself in?’

My MIL had previously moved in with us, and we had to kick her out due to her behavior. Then she moved in with her boyfriend and he kicked her out too. She had been staying with a friend temporarily but had to leave because the friend’s daughter is coming home from college and needs her room back.

I came home from work yesterday to find that MIL had moved herself back into my house without permission from my wife or me. We had left the garage door partly open to charge a car (we can’t get the car inside the garage because MIL has stuff stored in there) so she somehow got it all the way open and found the spare key we hid in the garage to let herself in the house. She had moved some things back into the guest room and was sitting in bed watching tv.

MIL will be at work all day tomorrow while I have the day off. I’m thinking about putting all her stuff outside on the curb or renting a pod to put it in and changing the locks. WIBTA for moving her out? She really doesn’t have anywhere to go besides her car, and her stuff might get stolen or messed up (people have seen bears around).

Let’s dive into the reactions from Reddit:

-cheeks −  NTA She’s a squatter. Don’t do a pod because you will pay for it forever. Spend a little extra now and move it to a storage unit, prepay for a month or two and tell her she can figure it out after that. If she comes back call the police. Breaking in is not magically okay because they’re related. She has nowhere to go because of her own choices, and it’s no ones responsibility to take care of her. She has a job and transportation, she can figure out a shelter, hotel, or apartment.

russtyy_shackleford −  She def should have asked, how does your wife feel about it?

Malibu_Cola −  NTA pack her s**t, change your locks, and go no contact with her explaining that she is not welcome to live there anymore and didnt have the permission to move her stuff back in. If she doesn’t leave, I’d suggest calling the police. Shes essentially a squatter.

jackedariel −  NTA – She literally broke into your house. That’s messed up! A responsible adult would have called and asked. She can stay with other family, friends, a hotel, etc.

Stormiealways −  Move her out, change your locks! She can’t just move in when she feels like it! The entitlement! As Queen Charlotte would say (to your MIL): HOW ARE YOU NOT EMBARRASSED!!!!!!!. NTA.

cryinoverwangxian −  NTA. She was kicked out. She has no right to move back in.

OkPsychology2376 −  Go for it. NTA. How rude and entitled she must be to literally break into your home and take up residence. Especially since you’ve kicked her out before. Id put all her stuff out, and change the locks. She must be hell to live with and from the sounds of it, has made herself unwelcome in more than just one place. Might be time she does some self- reflection on why people dont want her around.

Bargle-Nawdle-Zouss −  She is trespassing. I’d inform the police and file a report, then physically move her stuff out, and of course change the locks. Add security cameras to your home, as well.. NTA.

Basicmonstergirl −  You’d be way nicer than me. Her stuff would be in trash bags on a curb with trespassing charges taped to it. New locks on everything and cameras up.

Dependent_Pen_6715 −  NTA, so long as your wife is on board. She really has to have a say in how to deal with her mother.