Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Missouri

Our belongings have been in storage for 2 yrs. We did not place it there - our former landlord did (after asking where we wanted our things, he chose a facility 30 miles away from where we requested). Due to living circumstances we were unable to pay for this expense. We want to remove our things, as this is a bill we do not want & cannot cover. The storage owner refuses to allow us our things until the bill is paid. Neither my fiance or myself have signed any agreement with this facility. The only signature he has on any paperwork is that of my brother - who does not reside with me and his items are not in this storage. Do we have the right to go and remove our things? We will gladly work out a payment arrangement which meets our budget - giving the storage a signature & agreement. Does he have a right to continue to keep our things - basically, forcing us to incur unwanted expenses?


Asked on 12/19/15, 12:22 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Smith LawSmith

If the items were not stolen, the storage keeper, can selk the items to recoup storage expenses. If the landlord was within their rights to remove the items from where they were, before the storage unut, the storage keeper can probably refuse removal unril the reasonable bill is paid.

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Answered on 1/06/16, 4:24 am


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