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I was locked out of an apartment building, a house, a rooming house or a boarding house
 

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  • The court officer locked me out of my rental unit after going to court

  • The landlord has shut off the water, electricity or gas

  • The landlord has taken my personal belongings or furniture that I left behind after I was evicted, or refuses to give them back

  • The landlord has taken my personal belongings or furniture without first going to court or refuses to give them back

  • The landlord locked me out of my rental unit without first going to court

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