My sons cremains have been stolen by my ex landlord he is demanding that i pay him money before he will return them to me what can i charge him with
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My sons cremains have been stolen by my ex landlord he is demanding that i pay him money before he will return them to me what can i charge him with
My ex landlord has stolen my sons ashes
and demanding money before he will
return them what can i charge him with
Asked on October 31, 2017 under Criminal Law, Nevada
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
1) File a police report and press charges for theft: this is stealing. There is NO law allows a landlord or ex-landlord to hold you property hostage for money. Even if you did owe him something, his legal option is to sue you for it. With theft charges filed, they may return the remains.
2) File a legal action, such as in chancery court (a part of county court) seeking a court order requiring their returns (chancery is the division of court that typically deals with orders, not awarding money judgments). You can file this on an "emergent" basis, to get into court much faster than usual. A lawyer would be very helpful in doing this, but you can do it yourself if you want to or can't afford a lawyer: go to the court clerk's office and explain that your ex-landlord has stolen propety (the cremains) from you and will not return them; the clerk should be able to provide forms and instructions.
The above options are not either/or--you can and should pursue both at once.
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