Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Pennsylvania

My stepdaughter is using my basement as her personal storage. I also rented a storage unit to store the rest of her belongings that she agreed to pay for. This was done because they were evicted from their apartment and her husband was in jail. I let her move back in so she did not end up on the street but she quickly took advantage of us and then she chose to move out Jan 1 and left almost everything behind. She has not made any payments on the storage unit and I have had to pay that bill because my name was on the rental agreement. I sent an email on Jan 13, 2010 for her to remove the belongings from my home and to repay the money I had to pay for the storage unit. This was followed up by phone calls. She has made no effort to remove her belongings from the house or payback the money for the storage unit. Can I remove or sell the remaining belongings to offset my bill for the storage unit? If not can I just remove the belongings from my property. I let her move back in so she did not end up on the street but she quickly took advantage of us and then she chose to move out Jan 1 and left almost everything behind.


Asked on 3/23/10, 5:45 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Davidson Law Office of John A. Davidson

If the amount of money involved is less than $8000 you can file a law suit for the money owed to you in the Magisterial District Justice Office. Once you have an order saying she owes you the money then you have the right to have the constable take her property and sell it.

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Answered on 3/29/10, 6:47 am


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