Roommate Abandonment of Dog and things

[Adellabeauty]

Jurisdiction

Florida

<div class="bbWrapper">OKay so my roommate moved in 3 months ago and is NOT on the lease. He brought his dog with him and twenty days ago, I have messages saying he was coming home THAT night to bring me the $345 he owes me for the month. It&#039;s been 20 days and he has not contacted me about getting his dog, I am taking care of his dog and am out almost $400 and can&#039;t afford to take care of the dog. I&#039;ve tried in vain to contact him to get his things but with to no avail. <br /> <br /> What can I do legally? I&#039;m broke and can&#039;t afford to have him legally evicted through the citizens courts.</div>

 

[jayh991]

<div class="bbWrapper">Drop the dog off at the local shelter, it&#039;s not your problem.<br /> <br /> Even though the roommate is not on the lease, you may have created a sub-lease with him by accepting rent money from him. <br /> <br /> What exactly were the terms you two agreed to?</div>

 

[army judge]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="Adellabeauty" data-source="post: 240831" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=240831" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-240831">Adellabeauty said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> OKay so my roommate moved in 3 months ago and is NOT on the lease. He brought his dog with him and twenty days ago, I have messages saying he was coming home THAT night to bring me the $345 he owes me for the month. It&#039;s been 20 days and he has not contacted me about getting his dog, I am taking care of his dog and am out almost $400 and can&#039;t afford to take care of the dog. I&#039;ve tried in vain to contact him to get his things but with to no avail. <br /> <br /> What can I do legally? I&#039;m broke and can&#039;t afford to have him legally evicted through the citizens courts. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <br /> Maybe you should report his mysterious disappearance to the police?<br /> <br /> He went missing three weeks ago. <br /> <br /> He might be dead. <br /> <br /> He might be hostage to some drug crazed thug. <br /> <br /> He might need help.</div>