While it is possible for a coowner to waive the right to partition a property, it is a rarely seen and cannot happen accidentally. (d) Oral waivers of partition rights are unenforceable.The heirs of a deceased property owner formalized the partition and administration of the inherited property through a Deed of Partition with Waiver. A petition for partition occurs when two or more property owners cannot agree on what to do with it. While it is difficult to stop a petition to partition, there are favorable solutions for co-owners. Learn more about how to stop partition action here. A 2015 declaratory judgment "establishing that the parties' partition of community property agreement is valid and enforceable" should be set aside as void. A partition action enables you to force the sale of property when coowners are refusing to sell.