Legal question about personal property

[BigGun]

Some things in life just aren't worth some legal spat with relatives. A few legal items for what, $1200 or so? Life is too short to get worked up over little things. Focus your time and energy on something positive. I know when I do that it usually results in me being more happy.

Plus, didn't you say you lived in their property RENT FREE? Now a year later you are going to squabble over a few bucks? Let it go. Sounds like you got the best of em by living rent free. My guess if you stepped back and balanced the book you might find you owe them.

[storch]

I'm amazed at the way some people think or better yet how they don't think.  I'd forget about the items but the inlaws could forget about me.  do they live in a trailer park? just read the above post if you were living there rent free you are very petty individual.

[Sweet2th]

Originally posted by Meatwad
Wife and I got a place of our own, so we left some of our things back at the place we used to live at for her sister to use since she moved in there right after we did. (Washer/dryer, riding mower, etc)

Now her parents are kicking them out and wanting to sell almost everything the entire family has because they have no money, including our things.

The kicker, her parents refuse to let us take back what her sister used, even though WE paid for it and own it.

Its been almost a year now since we moved out, but still it pisses me off pretty badly. Is there legal action we can take since they already refused to let us have our own property back?

Possesion is 9 tenths of the law.

[Meatwad]

It dont really bother me today.


An hour from now, I may be totally PO'd over the whole thing, and an hour after that it wouldnt bother me one bit, then a few hours later I am PO'd about it again.


I really seriously think I have a split personality or bipolar. Been having spells like this for a few years now

[culero]

Me, if I was really pissed and convinced I deserved my property back, I'd just go get it, including whipping father-in-law's bellybutton if necessary. The consequences would be paying the $200 fine for disorderly conduct (I'd make sure there were witnesses that would back me up that he provoked me - its a Texas thing) and then since I now had possession he'd have to sue me to get the stuff back (probably defensible since ownership could be demonstrated by gathered evidence and testimony).

Thing is, if you're saying the in-laws were letting you stay there rent-free, why the hell are you upset? Don't you feel an ethical need to contribute?

[lasersailor184]

Don't be too angry about your mood swings.  Violations of your personal property are the most egregious violation of the most important right.  You should be angry, even when the smallest thing is taken from you unjustly.

[1K3]

If this happens to me I would explode, but not to the point where I would take this to court.

Have you tried negotiating?  I think it would be best for both parties to decide which items you want to take and which ones you'll let them keep.

[DREDIOCK]

No offence but you left it there....over a year.

If you had wanted it you should have taken it when you left.
Having left it there so long well...
Your watermelon outa luck.

You say you lived there rent free.

Saved you a hellof alot more then your losing with the stuff.
C'mon man.
Seems like a fair tradeoff to me.
And exactly how long were they supposed to hold onto your stuff anyway?

Personally I dont think you have a leg to stand on. Either legally or morally.

[Sweet2th]

Originally posted by Meatwad
It dont really bother me today.


An hour from now, I may be totally PO'd over the whole thing, and an hour after that it wouldnt bother me one bit, then a few hours later I am PO'd about it again.


I really seriously think I have a split personality or bipolar. Been having spells like this for a few years now

I don't think thats it.You just let it eat at you then you block it out.Then to even think about it makes you go to instant MAD.