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    Default Ex-Boyfriend on the Lease

    My question involves a roommate in the State of: Illinois

    My Ex-Boyfriend and I signed a least together, he moved in six days after I had already moved in and was removed by the police six days after that. He is on the least and my landlord knows he was removed from the property.

    Bottom line is went after my fourteen year old daughter and a fight started from that, he and I got phyisical.

    He hasn't been to the property since, he's called me various times to tell me the movers will be in to pick up his television, couch and two boxes of items, but they never come, he admitted he never made the arrangements. Yesterday, he sent two police officers and his sister to pick up his clothes but nothing else.

    How long do I have to keep his items in the apartment before I get rid of them. My furniture is starting to fill up the place and he feels since he's on the lease he can come and go as he pleases. He hasn't come and gone, because I asked the landlord if I could change the locks for the safety of the children. He allowed this. What do I do here? He's a big bully with an uncle on the police force and he seems to get away with just about anything he does. Please advise.

    Thanks.

    Mayra

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    Default Re: Ex-Boyfriend on the Lease

    he feels since he's on the lease he can come and go as he pleases.
    He can, in fact, come and go as he pleases. Because he is on the lease, and therefore has just as much right to the apartment as you do.

    How long do I have to keep his items in the apartment before I get rid of them.
    Until he fetches them, or the lease is up, whichever comes first.

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    Default Re: Ex-Boyfriend on the Lease

    Attempt to reason with him. Have him sign himself off of the lease and give him his stuff back. I would go as far as, i will move your stuff to where you want it, but you need to sign your name of off the lease. Technically, even thought the locks are changed he still has rights to be there. He can have the landlord let him in, if he refuses th police can tell the landlord he has to because it is this guys apartment too and you can not just ban him from it.

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    Default Re: Ex-Boyfriend on the Lease

    Landlord has final say if he can be removed from lease its not up to OP

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    Default Re: Ex-Boyfriend on the Lease

    i forgot to include that panther, you need the landlords consent AND the leasees signature to get him off of the lease.

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    Default Re: Ex-Boyfriend on the Lease

    The landlord has full knowledge of the whole situation and knows that this man came after my fourteen year old daughter all 256 pounds of him, not only that he did sign a paper releasing him from the lease, he's just using the original lease to be able to say he's on it. I've tried to reason with him about his stuff and you know what he is doing, every other day, either a sister or brother come by the place with two police officers to pick up one box at a time. I've always let them in and I've always asked in front of the police if they want anything else to take for him, they never respond they just leave and one day will pass and then again, they come with the police to pick up another box. If that's how he wants to do it that's fine, doesn't bother me, only scares my little ones everytime they see a police officer at the door. (ages: 6, 8 & 14).

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    Default Re: Ex-Boyfriend on the Lease

    not only that he did sign a paper releasing him from the lease
    This is information you needed to give us the first time around. We do not possess clairvoyancy here. Sheesh, people. We can't help you if you only give us part of your information.

    If he has been released from the lease, get a copy of the amended lease showing you as the only tenant and a copy of the form releasing him from the lease, then scoot yourself down to the county courthouse to file for a restraining order.

    WRT his stuff, if he's no longer on the lease, you're no longer responsible for it. Put it out to the curb and tell him to come fetch it.

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    Default Re: Ex-Boyfriend on the Lease

    Sorry about that I guess in writing my post, I was trying to give as much information and omitted that by mistake. Will take your advice and get him out of my life for good.

    Thanks,

    Mayra

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    Default Re: Ex-Boyfriend on the Lease

    I'll disagree with that, a bit. If your ex- has a reasonable expectation that you're willing to take care of his stuff until he collects it, he arguably enjoys a "gratuitous bailment" under which you are to take reasonable care of the items in your possession. So I suggest giving him a date by which he is to collect his stuff, to put a clear end to any expectation, prior to taking any self-help actions like putting it on the curb.

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    Default Re: Ex-Boyfriend on the Lease

    Oh, I would never put it out, but I will write him a letter, and send it via certified mail, letting him know that his personal property has been in my home since October 12, 2008 and even after making arrangements with him he has yet to pick the items up and will give him a specific date as to when I would dispose of the items if they are not picked up...45 days, in the mean time I'll put in my storage in the basement. Or even be so kind as to hire movers and have them deliver it. Depends on how bad I need my space.

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