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I rented a home from a man how I only meet the doughter, she was the one to show the house give me the keys and i paid her the first months and deposits rent. now she did give me a recipt for the 700 dollar. She never gave him the money and he put a paid lock om door and wont let me in and will not give me my money back ,\. what can i do?

coreene f, TN on Thursday, April 7, 2011

RE: renting

Take him to court, and have a contractor cut the padlock off the door. It's illegal to padlock a tenant out.

Posted by Gregory T, CA on Friday, April 8, 2011

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