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Unwanted Houseguest removal

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  • mrginge
    mrginge Posts: 4,843 Forumite
    Robochick wrote: »
    I get what you're saying but i want her stuff out. That's the most critical thing right now.

    you can't force her to move it and you have to take reasonable care to look after it.
  • Robochick
    Robochick Posts: 27 Forumite
    mrginge wrote: »
    you can't force her to move it and you have to take reasonable care to look after it.

    !!!!!!. That's what i was afraid of.

    I'm not going to toss it out in the rain (or let the cat !!!! in her bed, although ...) but I don't want it sitting in the room for weeks which is what will happen. I know how she operates..
  • mrginge
    mrginge Posts: 4,843 Forumite
    G_M wrote: »

    5) uncollected belongings, put into storage. Tell her she can collect them on payment of the removal & storage fees you've incurred

    what would be the legal basis for such a demand?
  • richy999
    richy999 Posts: 260 Forumite
    Change the locks ASAP and let her know that if she doesn't arrange to remove the furniture with 2 weeks, you will arrange for a charity to collect it.
  • mrginge
    mrginge Posts: 4,843 Forumite
    Robochick wrote: »
    !!!!!!. That's what i was afraid of.

    I'm not going to toss it out in the rain (or let the cat !!!! in her bed, although ...) but I don't want it sitting in the room for weeks which is what will happen. I know how she operates..

    Tough. You agreed to store it.
  • MrsElliot
    MrsElliot Posts: 39 Forumite
    edited 27 August 2015 at 11:18AM
    I agree with other posters, keep it short and to the point and without emotion and keep your correspondence for future reference I would be even tempted to take a photo of her room in its current state so you have evidence of what was in there and the state it was in just in case things get nasty and she tries to falsify items were stolen etc. You need to cover your back before you change locks!

    I completely understand as I have been in a similar situation. It was a horrible experience
  • Robochick
    Robochick Posts: 27 Forumite
    mrginge wrote: »
    Tough. You agreed to store it.

    Um, well no, I didn't actually.
  • richy999
    richy999 Posts: 260 Forumite
    mrginge wrote: »
    Tough. You agreed to store it.

    No she didn't.

    She said 'She moved all of her stuff - wardrobes, be etc, from her husbands into my spare room without asking'.
  • Double_V
    Double_V Posts: 912 Forumite
    Tell her she's got a date to collect her belongings and return your keys.
    And you are changing the locks after that date.

    If she doesn't come back.
    Rent out the room including wardrobe and bed. Since she didn't pay anything. Tell her your bed and wardrobe will be used as rent.
  • densol_2
    densol_2 Posts: 1,189 Forumite
    mrginge wrote: »
    what would be the legal basis for such a demand?

    What would be the legal basis against such an action. Its not a " demand " its taking " reasonable " care over someones belongings. Placing them in a fair priced storage I believe would be considered a " reasonable " action after a period of 2 weeks notice to collect - especially as no consent was given for the items to be stored.
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