What is the name of your state? Virginia
When my roommate moved into my apartment mid-2005, we had a verbal agreement on when rent should be paid and how much. At the end of October, 2005, she walked out of the apartment without saying a word and has not been seen since. After trying to track her down, I've heard from her husband that she had a depressive psychotic episode and that he is taking care of her. None of this was communicated to me for two weeks and since then, only her cat and food have been picked up from the apartment. All her stuff still remains and her room is in shambles. Her rent is still unpaid, causing me to suffer financially and to pay a late fee to the apartment management.
It has already been determined between her husband and I that I want her out. He agrees and tells me he is doing what he can to get her stuff out and get my rent to me "whenever possible". Basically, he's skirting around the issue because he doesn't have the money or the motivation to get her stuff out. I have to track this guy down just to talk to him with never a call back.
Since then, I've had the locks changed on my front door because of security reasons--I just don't feel safe for myself or my belongings knowing what the state of things are right now. I've started boxing up her belongings and throwing out obvious trash in an attempt to make order out of chaos. I've been told that she will be out of the apartment by the end of the month, but I don't know how much water that promise holds.
My questions are, what can I do to be done and rid of all this without getting myself slapped with legal repercussions? I'd love to just throw her belongings out or put it by the trash if nothing is done by the end of the month.
Please help! This is all new to me.
Thanks
When my roommate moved into my apartment mid-2005, we had a verbal agreement on when rent should be paid and how much. At the end of October, 2005, she walked out of the apartment without saying a word and has not been seen since. After trying to track her down, I've heard from her husband that she had a depressive psychotic episode and that he is taking care of her. None of this was communicated to me for two weeks and since then, only her cat and food have been picked up from the apartment. All her stuff still remains and her room is in shambles. Her rent is still unpaid, causing me to suffer financially and to pay a late fee to the apartment management.
It has already been determined between her husband and I that I want her out. He agrees and tells me he is doing what he can to get her stuff out and get my rent to me "whenever possible". Basically, he's skirting around the issue because he doesn't have the money or the motivation to get her stuff out. I have to track this guy down just to talk to him with never a call back.
Since then, I've had the locks changed on my front door because of security reasons--I just don't feel safe for myself or my belongings knowing what the state of things are right now. I've started boxing up her belongings and throwing out obvious trash in an attempt to make order out of chaos. I've been told that she will be out of the apartment by the end of the month, but I don't know how much water that promise holds.
My questions are, what can I do to be done and rid of all this without getting myself slapped with legal repercussions? I'd love to just throw her belongings out or put it by the trash if nothing is done by the end of the month.
Please help! This is all new to me.
Thanks