Is what I am about to do illegal?
My roommate and I have a dilemma. My current roommate and I have been on the lease since the beginning, and our friend moved in with us, but never got around to getting on the lease, she was afraid her credit was too bad.
In August she lent her rent money to a friend of hers on rent day, and wasn't reimbursed, leaving my other roommate and I to scrounge up the rest last minute. Anyway, she never paid us back, and moved out. It's been over a month and she hasn't picked up her bed, vanity or entertainment center, even though we've given her several deadlines.
We had another person move in and get on the lease to take over her room, and it just sucks that they are paying full price for a room, but they aren't getting all the space because her things are still taking up room!
We want to sell her things for the money that she still owes us. Since it's been in our possession for this long, and she isn't paying to store her things is it illegal to sell those items? I know she is trigger happy when it comes to small claims court...
Thank you for your help!