NRS 39.120 Court may order sale or partition. This guide provides essential insights into partition lawsuits, including legal requirements, the filing process, and potential outcomes.A partition action enables you to force the sale of property when coowners are refusing to sell. When two or more people own the same property, one of the owners CAN force a sale of the jointly owned property via a partition action or lawsuit. As we illustrated, partition is a judiciallydriven tool that can help coowners find a way to dissolve their partnership.