Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
an acquaintence stated that she had access to storage through her employment as a personal assistant. After storing my items on Sept 20th, I called her on Oct 7th to inquire about getting my items back. She had been 'let go' at her job but would get my items. After not hearing from her for two weeks I contacted her celebrity employer through facebook. The new assistant contacted me and told me that she would look into it.. I continued to call for 2 1/2 months only to be told that the items were thrown away before she started working there. I had bought brand new plastic storage boxes and although we live in a disposable society in one of the richest countries I find that waste unbelievable. The celebrity called me said the former assistant had no authority. Can I sue in small claims?
2 Answers from Attorneys
You can always sue your "acquaintence" who is the person you actually entrusted your things with, which as you indicated is why you called them to get your things back. As it sounds like they were not being paid by you to store the items the "acquaintence" had to use reasonable efforts to return your property.
You can sue in small claims if the amount of money you are suing for is within the jurisdictional limits and you meet other requirements. I suggest you speak to a small claims advisor at your nearest courthouse, which are provided to assist the public with these types of cases.
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