Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Florida

Police aren't Lawyers and Shouldn't give Legal Advice.

Facts: tennant left out oweing 7 mo rent and utilities; left some personal belongs in unsecured house. told i cannot go there until all belongings out. 2 weeks now. told if I go there i can be arrested.

Q. How long can tenant take to remove Property?

Hm. furnished and tenant threatned to take all my things, and do bodily harm to me and damage my property.

A. You received "Bad Legal Advice". You should immediately inspect your property. If abandoned by tenant, then remove belongings and put in storage; secure property and fix for rerenting. An owner always has the right to protect their property and CAN'T be arrested for doing so. This is a Civil matter; not Criminal! The police should tell your former tenant to get a lawyer and go to court. Police are there to prevent a Breach of the Peace only; NOT to decide peoples' rights; that for the Judges.

Re: police say I cannot go on my property

Need more information. For example, is there a

written lease agreement. How much has she paid

you in rent and for what period of time. What other

evidence is there that she has abandoned the property?

I strongly suggest you seek the advice of an

attorney experienced in these matters. A lot of

what other people tell you may be true or may have

occurred in other situtations, but there may be

something different about yours which makes the

outcome in the other cases inapplicable to yours.