I was a roomate with no lease ( basicly his girlfired) Now he wants me to move and has filed to have me evicted do i have any leagal recorse
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I was a roomate with no lease ( basicly his girlfired) Now he wants me to move and has filed to have me evicted do i have any leagal recorse
Asked on June 14, 2009 under Real Estate Law, Missouri
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
No, unfortunately in this case, you do not have any legal recourse. If you were not on the lease, and you also did not have an officially recognized family relationship (i.e. spouse) with the leasee, then unfortunately, you have no legal rights to either remain in the apartment or home or to be compensated for moving. Your roommate needs to treat your belongs with some respect (can't just trash or toss them, unless you refuse to move them out), but that's about the limit of his obligations.
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