The document is a partition agreement between two parties to terminate their community ownership of a parcel of land and divide it between them. A partition sale can be used to force the sale of jointly owned real estate.This page will explain the partition sale process in Maryland. Most Maryland court forms and brochures are available in this index. 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. A partition is a division of the interest in property. It can be a voluntary partition, where the parties agree to divide the property and negotiate a contract. A partition action enables you to force the sale of property when coowners are refusing to sell. What paper work is needed for a petition to partition in md?