Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in New Jersey

Writ of Repelvin

I took in a friend 5 years ago, i supported him for 2 yrs. He then started to pay me rent when he got disability, there was no lease. He moved out, no noticeand left a lot of stuff, some of which I got rid of he said on may 1st, he would make arrangements to get his stuff, I just heard from him on 9/6/08, he said he was going to file a Writ of Replevin with the Sherriff and a court order, what option to I have . He is on probabation, and has been in jail 8 times.

Thanks


Asked on 9/10/08, 9:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Corbett Corbett Law Firm LLC

Re: Writ of Repelvin

Replevin is an action to recover property. If you don't care about the property and he is not asking for anything that he doesn't own, you don't have to do anything. A Writ of Replevin, if he can get one, covers possession only and does not entitle him to money damages. It also doesn't require you to produce anything that you don't have.

That said, it is always best to have anything from a court reviewed by your lawyer. Replevin can be coupled with other actions and it is important that you don't lose ground by mistake.

See also: http://info.corbettlaw.net/lawguru.htm

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Answered on 9/10/08, 10:56 pm


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