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Ex-roomate Went To Jail, Now Wants Money

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Ex-roomate up and got arrested six months ago. I own the home and, instead of paying rent, they helped with chores and childcare. After they were arrested, they wouldn't take my calls This left me with their stuff and two dogs. The dogs destroyed flooring and furniture.

I eventually got ex-roomates family and friends to take some boxes of clothing, important files, sentimental objects, and the dogs. This left me with a king bed, a broken dresser, and miscellaneous other stuff. After three months of no contact, I started disposing and donating stuff. The bed and dresser were in awful condition and cost me a couple hundred to have hauled off.

Now, six months later, they have started contacting me. They sent a huge list of things they want back. I was honest. I said some of the stuff was still here and I could send it to them. Other things were gone. They're now demanding I owe them cash for the disposed items.

Do I owe them money? Do they have a legal foot to stand on to demand I pay them?

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