Under The table Renting Problems

Maybe you should talk to the police to see if you have any sort of recourse. It's hard when you can't prove anything, but if you stay calm and let them know that you just want your stuff that you have in the house you may be able to work something out. Then I guess you live and learn and never rent without a formal lease agreement again.

Here's the thing though, it was my best friends parents place never really thought anything bad would come of it, and our families knows exactly what went into the place.

Oh, I see. So the parents had some things stolen right, then they assumed it was you and your friend so they kicked you both out, but you really didn't steal anything and they want to hold your stuff until you give them back what was stolen. Is that right?

In that case, it would be best if you can talk to them. Come clean and pay them back if you stole something, if you didn't honestly take anything, then keep telling them. You still may have to get courts involved to get your stuff back.

ILLEGEAL....you didn't sign anything? they can't keep your stuff, it was nice of them to let you stay there and pay rent, but if they kcik you out, thay can't keep your things...even if you don't pay the reamining rent, no written agreement = no guarantee, you could probably take them to court to get your belongning back, at least threaten to do so, beacause if they didn't tell THIER landlord they were renting, they know they will be in trouble.

It was their own kid that did it, who is a pathological liar and spent some time on the streets due to heavy drugs, and their other teenager went through my belongings and stole my Mp3 player that I worked really hard to get and " lost it " on more than 1 occasion. Once I caught her using it, I retrieved it then but she got it again and she " lost it at a friends". we got blamed for anything bad that happened there.

Oh that sounds so complicated! I'm so sorry - it sounds like it's time to move on from these "friends" and I think that amanda is right - they can't keep your stuff. It's your word against theirs so you go to the police and see if you can get your stuff back.

That sounds like bad news. I would get your stuff and find a new place to live.

They cannot just kick u out like that and in some states they must give 30 day notice as to holding ur belongs until u can give them money is illegal. i say go to the police make a staement then go down to small calims and sue. good luck

Stefanie I agree with that