What are my legal rights if I left my bike at my friends’ house and they sold itwithout my permission?
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What are my legal rights if I left my bike at my friends’ house and they sold itwithout my permission?
About 6 weeks ago I asked my friend if I could leave my bike at her house because it was getting to dark. She said it was fine. So time went by and I started getting sick and things came up that I couldn’t get it. So 10 days ago I asked if I could can get my bike and she said she wasn’t home; I thought that was fine and let it go. So yesterday I asked if I could pass by and pick it up. Long story short her dad let his friends sell it. They never notified me or asked for permission to do so. What are my legal rights for this?
Asked on August 2, 2011 Florida
Answers:
FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Your friend and her father owe you the value of the bicycle that was improperly sold. You were given permission to leave the bicycle at her house. She and presumably her father know you. They made no attempt to have you pick up your bicycle. They did not turn the item to the police department as an abandoned object.
In essence, your friend and her father improperly sold your bicycle. Some people could consider their actions as a "theft" of your property.
You need to speak to your parents or an adult you trust about what happened. You have a case to sue your friend and father in small claims court over the loss of your bicyle.
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