{"id":46858,"date":"2012-03-27T15:28:58","date_gmt":"2012-03-27T19:28:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-01-22T16:25:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T21:25:11","slug":"what-can-i-do-get-my-things-back","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/what-can-i-do-get-my-things-back","title":{"rendered":"What can I do to get my things back?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your landlord has taken your belongings after following the rules described in this resource, your landlord cannot be forced to return them. In that situation, you can try to make a deal with your landlord to get your things back.<\/p>\n<p>But if your landlord takes or keeps your belongings without following the law, there are several things you can do. You can call the Ontario government&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mah.gov.on.ca\/Page142.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rental Housing Enforcement Unit (RHEU)<\/a> at <strong>1-888-772-9277.<\/strong> Or, you can call the police.<\/p>\n<p>There are also some legal steps you might be able to take. Depending on the situation, you could:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board to make your landlord return your things or pay you for them,<\/li>\n<li>go to a Justice of the Peace and charge your landlord with an offence, or<\/li>\n<li>sue in court to make your landlord return your things or pay you for having taken them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every situation is different. If you are thinking about taking legal action against your landlord, it is best to <a href=\"\/en\/publications\/yourstuff\/where-can-i-get-help-or-more-information\">get legal advice<\/a> first.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46858","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What can I do to get my things back? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/what-can-i-do-get-my-things-back\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What can I do to get my things back? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If your landlord has taken your belongings after following the rules described in this resource, your landlord cannot be forced to return them. 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