2009 Nebraska Code
Chapter 69 PERSONAL PROPERTY
69-2312 Landlord retaining personal property; civil action authorized.
69-2312.
Landlord retaining personal property; civil action authorized.Any landlord who retains personal property in violation of the Disposition of Personal Property Landlord and Tenant Act shall be liable to the tenant in a civil action for:
(1) Actual damages not to exceed the value of the personal property if such property is not surrendered: (a) Within a reasonable time after the tenant requests surrender of the personal property; or (b) if the landlord has demanded payment of reasonable costs associated with removal and storage and the tenant has complied with the requirements of section 69-2311. Three days shall be presumed to be a reasonable time in the absence of evidence to the contrary; and
(2) Reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
Source-
Laws 1991, LB 36, ยง 12.
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