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Hello. I am in Jacksonville, Florida where I moved after spending 30 years in the San Francisco area when my father passed away. My girlfriend, at the time that I left, and I decided to leave the bulk of my personal effects in her mother's home where there was ample storage and I could retirieve them later. Indeed this situation worked well until last December when my girlfriend began to see someone else. I attempted at that time to keep her as a friend but her outbursts and threats have escalated. I have called her mother and after stating on 8/18 that my effects are there and I could retrieve them, she now says I will have to go through my ex-girlfriend. I will be in San Francisco on 9/1 and would like to get my belongings. I believe that the mother will not open the door to me. Additionally, my ex-girlfriend has been slandering me and threatening my life, I have a sample of these calls recorded. Is there ANY fast, legal recourse to get my effects? How can it be handled? TKS, Dan Boo

 

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August 28 12:56 PM (5 minutes and 42 seconds later)
         
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The best first option for retrieving these items (assuming they don't allow you to get them yourself) would be to contact the local police. Basically, by keeping these items that belong to you, the mother and/or ex have committed theft and the police would be your best option for retrieving your personal effects.

You could, potentially, file a lawsuit claiming that these items need to be returned but that would likely get you nowhere by September 1st as the court process would likely not have even begun by that date.

Obviously, the first option is to simply go to the house and hope that the mother or ex decide to allow you to access your items without protest. If they refuse, I'd suggest mentioning that you will contact the police as the thought of police intervention may be enough to make them relent. If they don't allow you to get your items I'd then suggest a visit to the local police station to receive help in retrieving your belongings. Because they are across the country from your current home you need the quickest possible solution and having the police intervene to help you gain access to your belongings would be the only realistically quick solution.

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August 28 1:04 PM (8 minutes and 12 seconds later)
         
Thank you Matt!
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