SORRY THIS IS SO LONG BUT ITS IMPORTANT My Boyfriend and I rented an apartment (he was the only one on the lease, but they knew I was living there). We couldnt pay the rent due to financial situations, so we decided to move and we gave them notice. This was an Apartment Complex with Many Units. We NEVER got a 3 day notice, or an Eviction notice. EVER. I know eviction Laws, and I looked them up. I copied and pasted what I read below for you to see. I started moving some things out, but I never said we were fully moved out, nor did we have to be out (we didnt have any notices). We went there today (Monday, 9/22) to get the rest of our Items, and noticed the locks were changed (which it states below that it is illegal to do without an eviction and/or 3 day notice). We went to the leasing office, and they said they tried to contact us but we never returned their calls and our phone was shut off (which I gave them our new # the day I got it, and I NEVER got ANY Calls). They said the Maintenence guy would meet us at the apartment and let us in to get the rest of our Items, and he met us there and said these EXACT words "youre lucky you came today because we were just about to start throwing your stuff out"..so thats another Illegal action. Then, we went into the Apartment and I realized that there were Items missing (i.e, my lamp that my Grandfather bought me just before he passed away..but they left the lamp shade, they had gone through our drawers and bill folds with our important/personal documents with our social security numbers, credit cards bills/numbers, etc). I believe we have a right to sue in Small Claims like it states below, and Im wondering how I should go about it. Thank YOU! LANDLORDS CAN'T JUST THROW YOU OUT! * Only a judge can order you evicted, and only the Sheriff can put you out of your home! (See "EVICTION" feature) * Florida law does not allow a landlord to force a tenant out by: 1. Shutting off the utilities or interrupting service, even if the service is in the landlord's name. 2. Changing the locks or using a device that denies the tenant access. 3. Removing the outside doors, locks, roof, walls or windows (except for purposes of maintenance, repair or replacement). 4. Removing the tenant's personal property from the dwelling unit unless action is taken after surrender, abandonment or a lawful eviction. * A landlord may not evict a tenant solely in retaliation for the tenant complaining to a governmental agency about a code violation, joining or establishing a tenant's "union" or similar organization or asserting other tenant rights. * If any of these occur, the tenant may sue for actual and consequential damages or three month's rent, whichever is greater, plus court costs and attorney's fees. I forgot to add..Im missing jewelry also! REAL Jewelry..