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rubecube · 05-28-2008, 12:29 PM

Just wondering if any of he CP faithful could point me in the right direction. At the beginning of April my girlfriend and I let one of her co-workers move in as a roommate with us. The agreement was that she would pay $600/month for rent and that she would also pay $600 damage deposit. She never paid that damage deposit.

About two and a half weeks in the girl decided she didn't want to live with us anymore and left without giving us any notice and left the majority of her belongings (furniture, jewellery, etc.). We advised her that since she didn't give us the required 30 days notice that she owed us for $600 for the month of May as well.

Since she left without grabbing all of her belongings my girlfriend (whose name is on the lease) told her that she could have her stuff when she brought us the $600. The woman has made several dcates to come and get her stuff and has no-showed everytime.

As I understand the law, and I could very well be wrong, after 30 days of not retrieving her things they are considered abandoned and we can do with them what we like.

Now my thinking on this is to have a lawyer send her a registered letter advising her she has 30 days to get her belongings and that after that they belong to us. Is this legal and does anyone know how much it costs to have a lwayer do this? Would we be better off taking her to civil court?

05-28-2008, 12:29 PM	#1
rubecube Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Victoria Exp:	Need some legal advice Just wondering if any of he CP faithful could point me in the right direction. At the beginning of April my girlfriend and I let one of her co-workers move in as a roommate with us. The agreement was that she would pay $600/month for rent and that she would also pay $600 damage deposit. She never paid that damage deposit. About two and a half weeks in the girl decided she didn't want to live with us anymore and left without giving us any notice and left the majority of her belongings (furniture, jewellery, etc.). We advised her that since she didn't give us the required 30 days notice that she owed us for $600 for the month of May as well. Since she left without grabbing all of her belongings my girlfriend (whose name is on the lease) told her that she could have her stuff when she brought us the $600. The woman has made several dcates to come and get her stuff and has no-showed everytime. As I understand the law, and I could very well be wrong, after 30 days of not retrieving her things they are considered abandoned and we can do with them what we like. Now my thinking on this is to have a lawyer send her a registered letter advising her she has 30 days to get her belongings and that after that they belong to us. Is this legal and does anyone know how much it costs to have a lwayer do this? Would we be better off taking her to civil court? Last edited by rubecube; 05-28-2008 at 01:19 PM.