Can she legally do this?

I moved into an apartment with my best friend in July. She had been in this apartment with 2 other girls and they moved home to Chicago in May for summer break.

This one girl moved back to a different apartment then pressured my roommate to let her come by and do a quick sweep to see if she left anything. While she was there, she took a few of my belongings and denies she did it.

Now, this past weekend she called me roommate and told her that she wanted to come take the entertainment center that is in our living room. She brought it when she moved in, but told my roommate she could keep it because it was too heavy for her to move.

Can we just tell her she can't have it since there was a verbal agreement that she was giving it to us?

Legally, it belongs to your roommate. It was given as a gift.

If you have more than one person hearing her say this...preferably a 3rd party, I don't think she can take it. But you are right...there IS a verbal contract. If she wanted it, she should have taken it when she had a chance.

Yeah. Or, tell her she can have it for $100 or some crap.

He said she said. you keep it and let her bring it to small claims court. The judge will have to decide who has rightful ownership to the property in question. Laws may differ from state to state so talk to an atty in your area, s/he will know much more than anyone on YA. Good Luck!!

P.s. If she takes the entertainment center from your home you most likely will not see it again!

If it were me, and she took my belongings, I'd quickly sell the dad-gum entertainment center and pocket what she owes for her clean sweep of my stuff. Then I'd tell her that she is crazy if she thinks there is an entertainment center to pick up because it doesn't exist in the apartment. Ha-ha!

If I were you, I wouldn't even let her in the apartment. If she comes in without your permission, you can charge her with trespassing. However, if your roommate gives her permission, there really isn't much you can do and if she allows her to take the entertainment center, that's it. There isn't much you can say about that. Just tell your roommate that under no circumstances do you want her there without you present because she is a thief.

Well you basically have wait around and make sure your friend doesn't let her take it when she lets her in the apartment. You are not required to be someone else's storage facility. At the same time it is her tv stand and if your roommate lets her in then and your not around then yes she can take it. If you are at the apartment when she tries to take it don't say anything, go into another rooom and call the police and let them know that someone is trying to steal some of your furniture.