Q: Retrieving property from deceased home
My step father, no legal connection, has passed away leaving his home to his sister by default. I have lived on avd off at the residence for years and have thousands of dollars worth of property in the house. The sister is refusing entry to retrieve my belongings, and I was informed that someone broke in and stole /destroyed everything. What can I do to recover my losses please.
A:
Do you have a list of the property and serial numbers/identification information etc? You need that first. If not, you are probably out of luck no matter how you shake this down. PARTICULARLY for stuff that doesn't have a title or traceable ownership info, this is going to be difficult at best. You really can't do much without proof that the stuff was owned by you.
Is the property really stolen? Has a police report been filed? If not -- file one and make sure the police know you are filing this 'on information provided by others' so when the property turns up not stolen they don't go after you for filing a false report.
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