Texas Lease Option

[suzanrogers]

This is a bit of a mess...my mother got a rental house in a divorce, she deeded it to me, the deed has been recorded. Now the X spouse is claiming to still own the property and the current tenant is paying the x spouse the rent. The tenant also claims to have a verbal Lease Option on the property with the x spouse. I have not been able to access the property at all, he calls the police when i try. I think i should be able to just evict this tenant but have been told that this so called vervbal lease option might have some weight. I am not from Texas and dont know anything about Texas law. Not sure what to do next....thanks

[Mr. Knowitall]

Now the X spouse is claiming to still own the property

On what basis?

and the current tenant is paying the x spouse the rent.

Why?

I think i should be able to just evict this tenant but have been told that this so called vervbal lease option might have some weight.

You were told that by whom, and on what basis?