Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

retrieval of property

My daughter moved into an apartment with a friend who was already renting it. My daughter's name wasn't added to the lease. After approx two weeks, they had an argument and the friend would not let my daughter return. She did allow her to come in one time to retrieve some of her belongings, but has since not allowed her to retrieve the rest of her belongings. I also tried to retrieve them and was not allowed. The friend has now stated that she intentionally damaged my daughters furniture. It has now been approx 1 month since my daughter was last allowed access to the apartment. My questions are: How can we retrieve her belongings and what can be do if her friend did indeed damaged her furniture. We have a non-biased witness that the furniture wasn't damaged when my daughter last had access to it.


Asked on 7/20/08, 11:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

Re: retrieval of property

You will need to file suit in small claims court. I would send a letter first, by certified mail preferrably, demanding return of the property and access to the apartment to retrieve the furniture.

Read more
Answered on 7/21/08, 12:16 pm


Related Questions & Answers

More General Civil Litigation questions and answers in Florida