My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of Texas :
2 years ago we were approached by a neighbors daughter presenting herself as the POA for her mother( as she has dementia and is in a nursing home) asking us to move in to maintain her mothers home in exchange for living at the residence, we agreed and moved in water, electricity and gas all hooked up in my name and a provable residence of mail coming to the address. Recently the daughter ( POA) came and said her and her husband were splitting and had no where to go could she stay with us and of course because we are good people simply said its your mothers home of course. We in her words were god sends until 2 weeks passed and now she is telling us we have to vacate being that there is not lease however we can prove that we have been paying all the utilities for the past 2 years and still presently have mail coming to this home can she lock us out? what is our recourse we have done everything we agreed to do while occupying the residence. I have not been served anything to say that I must vacate it is solely her making the demand verbally. She has moved our stuff and brought a house full of her own items in and totally crowded the home I guess in an attempt to make us vacate faster.