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.In a partition action, one party can force the judicial sale of the property to the highest bidder with the net proceeds divided among the coowners. As Tenants in Common, each co-tenant has a separate, but distinct title to an undivided share of the entire property. Visit our Forms catalog to find your Agreement for the Partition and Division of Real Property in 2025.