If the coowners cannot agree on how to dispose of the property, the new owners could sue for partition of property and force its sale. Partition is the legal term referring to division of real property interests among co-owners (tenants in common).A partition lawsuit can be pretty difficult to stop, though it is not impossible with help from an experienced property dispute lawyer. Partition is common when co-owners cannot agree on what to do with the property. Usually it ends up with the property being sold. The rule on who pays for a partition action is that "the court shall apportion the costs of partition among the parties in proportion to their interests.