Q: How do i go about suing a storage facility over my unit?
I have a storage unit that went into agreement in April 2017 but then went delinquent in Dec 2017. My ex called and used his debit card to bring it up to date payment wise, but the owner if the facility took my name off the agreement, replaced it with the cardholders name, changed my lock and now is denying me access to personal belongings still in the unit.
A:
It is obvious to many experienced lawyers reading this that you and your ex and the owner of the storage unit are in an unfortunate triangle that will probably not end well--for you. If a judge were deciding what to do they would probably agree with the owner of the storage unit that you violated the original agreement when you abandoned the unit--and all your stuff--by not paying the monthly rent since December 2017.
Our imaginary judge would also probably agree that your ex--having (apparently) paid all the past due rent for your abandoned unit and (no doubt) signing a brand new enforceable rental agreement in his name only--did nothing wrong either.
Finally, the only remaining issue is largely a personal dispute between you and your ex about "denying you access to your personal belongings still in the unit." However, our imaginary judge might think more kindly if presented with a lawsuit enforcing the obvious "bailment" issue here. For more about that you will need to hire a lawyer.
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