Q: What do I have to do to retrive my belongings from a old housemates home
Old housemate will not give my belongings from her home and I have moved out
A:
How long have you been gone? What were the circtumstances of your departure? What have you done so far to retrieveyour belongings?
The easiest thing might be to just send an e-mail and letter by priority mail, which has tracking. The correspondence should request a retrieval date as soon as possible. If your housemate refuses, you may have to sue to obtain your belongings. If they have been destroyed, you will have to sue for the value of those belongings.
A: You should send a demand letter by priority mail, which has tracking. If he refuses to give you entry, you may have to sue to obtain entry or to obtain the value of your belongings if your housemate has disposed of those items.
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