Hand-me-down homes can come with more strings attached than anyone expects.

One young couple’s opportunity to move into a family property became awkward when a stubborn aunt and her boyfriend refused to leave.

It was a classic case of generosity turned messy.

Read on for the full story.

AITA for moving into a house my bf owns if it means his disabled aunt has to move out?

My (29f) boyfriend (30m) owns a house in a nice neighborhood.

It was recently put in his name by his grandma, who has owned the house — and before her, her mother owned it — so it has been in the family a long time.

His grandma lives in the same neighborhood, on a different street.

This house has been in her boyfriend’s family for many years.

In the past, the house was a starter home for kids in the family to get on their feet and save up to buy a house of their own, as the rent charged was just enough to pay property taxes — $200 each month.

About 15 years ago, my boyfriend’s aunt told her son he needed to move out so she could move in, as she was struggling with arthritis.

She has lived there ever since and currently has a boyfriend with a good job who lives with her.

So when they were offered the house again, it put them in an uncomfortable position.

When my boyfriend and I came home from college, we didn’t ask to move in, although it was offered to us. We found our own place and have been living on our own for six years.

We recently had our first child and are still doing fine financially, but it is hard to save money.

My boyfriend’s grandma has now offered us the house again, and we want to move in — but that means his aunt needs to move out.

So, would it be wrong for us to move in?

It’s not wrong to accept a gift that was intended for them.

What did Reddit think?

Based on other details from the story, it seems like this outcome is what her boyfriend’s grandma would have wanted.

Sometimes when you’re given a gift, you just have to take it.

Maybe her boyfriend’s grandma secretly wants this aunt out.

They aren’t in the wrong, but a transition like this won’t be easy.

The guilt of their decision may linger, but eventually it will pass.

They deserve to build their future just like the generations before them.

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