Eric Smith wrote: Actually, the threshold amount is $300, and before it can be sold at auction the landlord must have already: 1) Noticed the tennant of the restoration of the real property 2) Noticed the tennant of any personal property left on the property 3) >>>Allowed the tennant 15 days to recover the property<<<a 4) Noticed the tennant of the sale of any personal items remaining after the initial 15 days *and give them 15 days additional to recover the property upon payment of all storage fees incurred by the landlord* before it is actually sold off The landlords did exactly none of this. Even after I plainly and explicitly and thoroughly educated them on the law through the letters I wrote (which I posted for all to read) including footnotes to the actual statutes. Even after they sent me (an illegible) notice of the sale, they still refused to allow me to get my stuff, even after I offered to pay the storage costs as required under the code. They wanted me to pay additional amounts to which they were not entitled. Note for #3: by the time I received notice that I was locked out it was 4 days before the mandatory 15 days I am to be given by default under statute. The landlords never sent notice to my address of record but instead sent it to the building, where I never received any mail, which never had mail service and didn't even have a proper address until one was added for the purposes of the eviction. Thus, I never received notice and the landlords failed in their duty to notify me. This is all in my affidavit. Eric is obviously someone who has taken the time to study the law. Thank you, Eric. And as Eric mentioned, these laws vary by state/jurisdiction, so you may have a different set of laws involved where you live, in which case I can say I'm sorry for you. At least in California we have these protections on the books, not that they are strictly adhered to in some places where the rule of law is obviously not as paramount as personal connections. -- Sellam Ismail VintageTech ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ International Man of Intrigue and Danger http://www.vintagetech.com Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap...The truth is always simple.