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Q: My lease with a tenant gave me the right to evict it if it defaulted on the lease. After the tenant failed to pay rent, it also moved out of the space but left behind a few items that seemed worthless. I engaged in a self-help eviction, by hiring a company to dispose of the items left behind, rather than legally evicting the tenant. Now, the tenant is suing me, claiming that I must pay it for the value of the items. It says that I should’ve used my eviction remedy in the lease instead of self-help.
