How do I get my ex-roommate’s things out of my house?
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How do I get my ex-roommate’s things out of my house?
I had a roommate for over 2 years. He became very ill and could no longer take care of himself. I told him twice in 2 months that he had to get someone to help him or find another place to live. I ended up having to call 911 as he fell and I could not get him up. They took him to the hospital and he is in critical care. He has been out of the house for a month now and all his belongings are still there. He will not talk to me as he is mad that I called 911. I told social services at the hospital that he could not come back to my house.
Asked on October 18, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Indiana
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
If your roommate still has items in the rental that you were sharing with him, are you on a month-to-month lease with the landlord for the occupation of the unit? Have you been paying the full rent for the place you are staying since the roommate has been hospitalized or is somehow is he paying a portion?
From what you have written given an emergency situation that happened to your roommate where he was and is hospitalized, you do not seem to have a right to remove his belongings from the unit that you share. I suggest that you speak with the landlord about what happened to your roommate as well as the parents or some other close relative of your roommate as to what the intent is for him to return to the unit being rented by you both before doing anything with his belongings.
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