landlord trying to seize equipment

[surfCNC]

I am a commercial renter with no lease. I am behind on rent. landlord has threatened to seize my equipment and change the locks. The landlord claims the equipment became his property when I installed it. It is a CNC router table that is bolted to the floor. Is this true?

 

[dee_dub]

No, it's not true. Leasehold improvements may revert to the landlord on the termination of the lease, but a router is unlikely to be considered a leasehold improvement. It's equipment. Bolting it to the floor is done to improve its use as a router, not to improve the space.

Your landlord MAY have a right to distrain (that is, take possession of and sell) your possessions to satisfy the unpaid rent.

 

[surfCNC]

Thank you!

 

[ndragon]

Your landlord MAY have a right to distrain (that is, take possession of and sell) your possessions to satisfy the unpaid rent.

The landlord has to go through a legal process to do this, right? Because there is no lease, how is the landlord going to prove the terms?

-Nick