Can I Be Evicted From A House That I Am The Beneficiary Of (hawaii)

[HI] Can I be evicted from a house that I am the beneficiary of?

Selling house

I have been living at my deceased grandmother's house rent free with no lease. I have paid a couple of years of property tax and paid for a solar water heater that broke because of lack of maintenance when my grandmother was alive. I have also paid HOA fees for a few years and the cost that incurred of an HOA fee that got sent to collections. The trust states that no beneficiary is liable for the debts incurred by the estate. I have moved out recently and have bought my own place.

I have brought up the fact that I would like to be paid back for the costs incurred to my mom who is the trustee, but I haven't gotten a clear answer. The trust also doesn't state specifically that I would have to wait to be paid back for these maintenance expenses for the sale.

Also, after years of being indecisive with the future of the house, they seem now in a rush to sell and are aggressive towards kicking me out while moving and have threatened to evict me even though I am a beneficiary. I would also like to add that I had the house appraised, and it has received a high appraisal when my mom has unjustly said that I have caused property damage to the property. I had gotten the house appraised after my mom said that I have caused property damage. I got the house appraised in June 2024.

Does she have the right to evict me even though I am a beneficiary and do I have a right to ask for the money that I have put into the estate to maintain it?

I would also like to add that in the will it states that beneficiaries of the house are split between myself, my brother, sister, and mom, in equal shares of 25%. The will has also been amended when my grandmother was in hospice (I believed the amendment was initiated by my mom) although the beneficiary portion of the house has remained the same. I have lived on property my whole life besides 2 years. My grandmother (owner of house) asked me if I wanted to move back in 2016 when I was pregnant, I have lived in the house since. My grandmother was sick for about 2 years and living in an off site hospice facility while my husband, daughter and me where living in the house without any other occupants.

**Note my grandmother died 1 year ago.