My landlord is suing me for lost property that belonged to him which I, perhaps foolishly, tossed out.
I signed a 1 year lease and moved into a furnished place a few years ago. The contract stated I needed to maintain the TV, the AC units, the washer, and the fridge. Nothing else. The furnishings (beds, sofas, and cabinetry) were very shabby to say the least. Falling apart, or grimy. After living there for a few months I purchased my own furnishings and asked the landlord to take his stuff away. He refused and told me I could pay for a storage space to store his property which I did not want in the apartment I was leasing. This seemed insulting to me. I assumed, since those items were not on the contract I was not obliged to take care of them. I tossed them. Fast forward to the end of my lease. Now the landlord has filed motions with the court to sue me over this lost property. Am I totally screwed? Was my assumption that I would not be liable totally off? Or do I have some legal grounds to argue something in my favor?
I mean usually when u rent a place the agent/ owner ( if you did not go through agency) views the property and makes a list of things that are inside it and asks you to sign it off so that you aknowledge they were there and you must resturn them in good condition. If it is not stated in the contract and you did not sign any additional papers stating that you are obliged to return those back I donāt think he has the right to request them back let alone sue you for them. You might want to consult a lawyer just in case
Like are you serious? You throw away his property and now you have to pay for it. What do you think you throw away his stuff and you donāt have to pay it? Just ask him how much and pay. Then drop the caseā¦
Are you going home soon. There is not much they can do if you leave.
You planning on staying around. You have no leg to stand on for throwing out his crap. Because when you moved in that was the time for negotiation about removing his broken stuff. Once you agreed to take the place all the stuff became your problem
As the items were not listed on the contract I donāt think thereās much he can do. You said you had a verbal agreement with him to throw out the stuff? Did he return your deposit when you left? Could do worse than visit the guys at https://rent.tmm.org.tw/ and get some free legal advice.
The landlord probably doesnāt really care about the stuff you threw out, but you have made him lose face twice. Firstly by telling him that his stuff was shabby. He offered you the chance to save face by storing it elsewhere (my guess is heād have thrown it away anyway after youād moved out and kept your new stuff). Then, you ignored his offer and threw his stuff out.
I think youāre going to have to pay out. I assume at a price for buying it new. I would try OTT apologising to him in front of others, say it was a misunderstanding. That might be enough for him to save face.
On the other hand, he might have been genuinely attached to the stuff you threw out.
However I can kind of relate to OP, I am storing a bunch of prehistoric mouldy junk furniture for my landlord, including something which looks like Frankensteinās chair. Unfortunately a lot of these investment properties are also storage for the landlordās junk not wanted in their own premises.
In my defense, I did include an āOn the other handā explanation of the landlordās actions. Suing over some supposedly shabby furniture seems a bit excessive, donāt you think? Why would anyone go to such lengths when it could easily be taken out of the deposit?
. I have no advice other than donāt panic.