Q: can you be kicked off of property by police when hired to work there in tennessee
I was hired by the property owner to remodel and about an hour after he had left the premises, the neighbors called the cops and said I was trespassing and stealing out of the vacant home. When in fact I had been taking my stuff into the home, and had permission from the owner. The cops came and detained me in the backseat of their cop car for over an hour, and screamed at me, as well as made me take my things and put them in the home and then demanded I leave and never come back. I had permission to be there and don't know what to do. I also want my things back.
A: If you had permission by the owner to be present and work on the property then you were not trespassing. The police should have allowed you to call the owner to confirm that you were on the property legally. If they charged you with trespassing then it's important that you hire an attorney to talk to the DA and owner and get this worked out. Good Luck!
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