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My father recently signed over his 1/2 of a two family house to me. Originally, it is co-owned by my father and my uncle. Over the years, they have not gotten along. Now that I am the owner, my uncle has shut off hot water for my 1/2 of the house and would not allow me access to the boiler room. We have one boiler attached to his gas meter but over the years, my father has been paying for 1/2 the hot water cost and the cost of maintaining the boiler. He is now saying it is his boiler because it is attached to his gas meter. I have the checks and proof that we have paid for our share over the years. I am about to have a lock smith force open the basement for access to the boiler and he has threaten to call the police. What will happen? I need my hot water that I am paying for in my half of the house.