Elder abuse

No idea what country you're in (or state if it's the US).

He should contact a lawyer to see about assuming full custody/care. If the mother is competent, she can make out a power of attorney to only your friend. If she isn't, then your friend may need to sue over this.

As for a place for her, he can ask her primary care physician about options and also ask friends with elder family in care. He should be prepared for her to pay through the nose and probably lose any savings she's got left. And it won't do any good in the US for her to just give him all her money, as there is a 5-year (it might be 10 these days) look back to prevent that very thing.

I think priority one is getting Mom out and safe. Worry about evicting the evil son later. First things first - Mom needs to be in a place where she won't be harmed.

Thnx Jespah!

He lives in NJ, his mom and crazy brother lives in NY. I think she is competent, so power of attorney might be a good idea.

You can call Adult Protective Services. They will come out and do an evaluation to see if she’s being abused or neglected.

If it were me, I’d bring the mother nearer to my home. Find an assisted living agency or other safe place if I could’t keep her in my house.

Does the mother live in an apartment or does she own her own home?

In NY your friend might have issues with tenant law if he wants to kick the brother out. So getting Mom better situated, even temporarily, will at least protect her. If she owns the place, then it's going to court time.