Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida
possession of personal belongings
if you tell someone who is residing in your home to leave and they do can they come back and demand their personal belongings?
4 Answers from Attorneys
Re: possession of personal belongings
Yes, they own them.
Re: possession of personal belongings
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Of course. Why would you think you can ask someone to leave and then keep THEIR personal belongings?
If they fail to take their belongings, however, the owner is not responsible for the storeage or disposition of personal property after filing an evicition agent and obtaining a judgment against the owner.
Scott R. Jay, Esq.
Re: possession of personal belongings
yes -- clearly.
Re: possession of personal belongings
And we're supposed to tell you "Yes you can steal their property!"?