I live in California where I was evicted. The Sheriff came, asked me to leave, the owner changed the locks, the whole 9 yeards.
The Sheriff said I had 14 days to retrieve my belongings and told me to make an appointment with the owner in order to retrieve them.
The owner informed me that I needed to pick my things within 48 hours. The eviction occured on a Thursday. I was unable to locate an available moving truck the following day. I was told that Friday is the busiest day of the week for truck rentals and that it would be unlikely I would locate one for same-day use. I called numerous rental places but they all said the same thing.
I drove over to the apartment and loaded my car up with as much as I could fit in it and explained to the owner what the situation was and that I would need to come back early the following week when trucks became available. She was upset that I hadn't taken all of my things that day but no matter how hard I tried, I simply could not fit a 2 bedroom apartment's worth of furniture and belongings into a 2-door car.
I explained to the owner what the situation was and she saw for herself that I did come by to get as much as I could. I told her I would need to come back early the following week when moving trucks would be available.
Over the weekend, I reserved a large u-haul truck and I got enough people to help me retrieve my things. I called the owner to tell her when I was coming but she never answered her phone and did not return any of me messages. When I arrived at the property, she was not there.
I called her from a friend's cell phone and she answered the phone. I explained that I was at the property, had a moving truch, and had enough movers to get all of my things. I asked why she hadn't returned my calls and she said she had been out of town and that she had just returned. I asked her if she could open the apartment so I could get my things and she told me that she had no intention coming to the property. She said I had my chance to get my things on the previous Friday and then hung up on me.
I called the police and they said that it sounded like she was trying to goad me into entering the premesis and would likely have me arrested if I were to do so. They said my only remedy at this point is to file a civil lawsuit.
How do I go about doing this?

