Bailment

We've had a 10x20 storage unit for years. The company that we have a contract with sold the property to another self-store company. While out of the country for 2 weeks, though reachable by phone and email and having 2 local contact people on the contract, the new company sent out an undated letter that gave a deadline to be present while they entered the unit, and moved our possessions 'within the unit,' in order to facilitate the addition of climate control to the building. Well, they did enter the unit--without our presence--and then removed all of our possessions to another unit (one with an oil-soaked floor). It appears as if they threw everything into the new unit in a manner that completely disregarded the safety of the contents. They say they video-taped the whole process; we have not seen the recording. The company's representative that we have been dealing with has offered to have a crew re-organize the unit under our direction. There are many reasons why this is problematic. When relaying the concerns about damages to contents of boxes that look to have been thrown around, the representative says that can be dealt with at a later date. He admits that they messed up the move and the notification, but claims they did the move completely in accordance with the contract. The questions at issue. (1) Is what they have done a 'maintenance purpose?' (2) Does one letter (first class, no certified or return receipt) to the primary on the contract really constitute 'legal notice?' Does ignoring other contacts not show that there was not a good-faith attempt at contact for the purpose of notice? Does sending out an undated letter with a deadline really constitute an attempt to contact in a timely manner? They would seem to have violated the contract from what was explained to me when I signed it. I had signed the contract on behalf of my father, using the power of attorney that was given me by my father. It was noted when I signed that I was acting as my father's agent. Yet, the new company said they had no legal obligation to contact me. Their office staff told me that I had been dropped from the contract--and I was never notified. The other authorized person on the contract wasn't contacted. The new company said they didn't have to contact 'users.' Please help! One last question, do you know an attorney willing to take such a case?

An auto repair shop will not return my car. I have already paid for the work. Now they say I owe more they have had my car since October 2010. Where do I go from here?

IF I HAD MY TRUCK ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AND HAD PERMISSION FROM MY BOSS TO DO SO. THEN THEY CHANGED THERE MIND AND TOWED WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE AND THEY NEVER CALLED ME TO MOVE IT NOTHING THEN THEY WAITED FOUR WEEKS TO CALL ME My boss is angry because I quit so now he is saying he never told me it was OK to leave my truck at our job office. That's where it was towed from the second time. The first time they towed my truck because landlord did not know we used my truck to move job material. Landlord towed it back to the office with no charge and then a week after Christmas they towed it again without telling me.

A package intended for me was accidentally sent to a UPS Store. The store accepted the package and didn't notify me or the sender for 7 weeks. Now she is refusing to release the package unless is paid an exorbitant fee for storage. I say she has an obligation to return my property that accidentally came into her possession, since she never had any right to accept a package addressed to me in the first place.

The Borgata Casino Hotel (NJ) Originally Seemed Willing To Cover My Losses and Damages Done To My Car As It Was Broken Into In There Self Parking Lot. (Occurred 03/19/10) I Recently Was Told From The Borgata There Not Going To Cover My Losses or Damages, They Recommended Me to Sue The People That Caused It (They Caught Them).Everything was documented and the Officer on Duty at the Time. I have all the receipts and estimates from this disturbing surprise that morning. The Borgata offered me slot dollars to drop the case (No amount was said or spoke about). My total damages and losses at that time came to $3,744.96. Would you please direct me on the court I would be using, the forms I will need and any other details of matter? Would a lawyer take this case based on a % of the win?