Q: is it breaking and entering if I am on the lease but have moved my property out?
I am on a lease with two other girls, I was having issues with one of the girls so I decided to move out. Today I collected the last of my things. They changed all of the locks so I broke in through the bathroom door and accidently broke it. They are saying I did breaking and entering (my name is still on the lease and it has been less than 1 week that I moved out) then they are saying that I stole a lot of there things (which I didn’t) and they have no proof that said things even exsisted or were in their or my possession. They told the police I’m not on the lease but I very much am. Can I get charged for this? Am I going to get in trouble ?
A:
Did you abandon the property? Was it open and notorious you moved? Were you behind it rent?
There are a lot of issues. Better to be proactive and hire an attorney before making any further statements which could possibly hurt you
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