If your inheritance includes NY real estate that you co-own with someone else, you may need a partition action to force the sale of the property. Navigate the action for partition process in New York courts.Protect your rights and explore expert guidance for co-owners seeking to sell. A suit for partition is where one owner of a parcel sues the other owner to divide the property. Each party shall provide the opposing party and the court with a copy of the party's exhibit list together with copies all marked exhibits at the pretrial. You need to retain a attorney as soon as possible to resolve this issue. You have the absolute right to represent yourself.