Q: Can a landlord decide to just start taking appliances out of the rental home?
My mom was given rent free for 3 years her boyfriend's home. This is in a legal will. The adult children are now starting to say they want the fridge.
A:
A rental home should include a stove and a fridge. However, I am guessing here that the problem here is that the will also provided for all personal property to go to his heirs.
A used fridge is worth only a couple of hundred dollars. An attorney will cost you between $1500 to $2500 to get involved in this case. So, offer to buy the fridge from the estate, which could probably be a couple hundred and see how that works out for you. Best of luck!!!
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