Landlord Theft!

Update on the situation with our landlord:
We went to visit the house on Wednesday to get the remaining items and do some cleaning. When we arrived we found that the house had been "visited" by either kids, vandals, or someone else.

Items inside the garage were placed in the living room and taken apart. Items were missing from our closets. And most importantly a priceless item from Sally's grandma, a jewelry box, was destroyed and its contents stolen.

Contacting the landlord we learned that she allowed someone into the house on Tuesday night and they are the ones that took our things. She would not say who it was or why they were in our house that we are still paying rent on, but that she would "get it all back."

Since then there have been no responses to phone calls or texts and the items have not been returned. No real surprise that when contacting the police they said it was a civil matter and that we needed to find an attorney. I wasn't aware that a landlord could steal all your possessions from your house and it isn't a crime, its a civil matter.

We are discussing our options with our rental insurance provider tomorrow and hopefully will make some headway in this very sticky situation. Wish us luck.