Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Florida

I took my name off of the lease from my ex fiances apartment two weeks ago after he asked me to leave. I moved back to my home state of KY but I could not take any of my furniture with me which is valued at approx. $5,000.00 of which I paid $2,500.00 by check card and financed the rest. He gave me a verbal agreement that I could leave my property in his apartment until I could raise enough money to return and move it back to KY. He is now saying that I have 30 days to remove the property from his apartment. I don't know what to do as I do not have the funds to return at this time to collect my things. I have all of the paper work stating that I've paid for it, can he keep my furniture or do really have to get it out of his apartment within 30 days?

Asked on 10/21/09, 12:12 am

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Lucreita Becude Lucreita D. Becude, P.A.

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Why take a chance - call someone to pick up your furniture and put in storage until you can retrieve. You have nothing in writing and it is more of he said she said. The fact that you have proof of ownership is good and a storage company could retrieve it for you. HOwever, you risk losing it if you do not act now. You are not on the lease and there is no landlord/tenant issue here. You left.

Answered on 10/21/09, 8:54 am

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