ANSWER:

This depends on what the law allows you to do. 

If this is legal, you can break into the house as the contract has expired and he is not paying, take his belongings and sell it to take your rent from it and give him what is left of that.

QUESTION: Tenant hasn’t paid since month 1, lied about job and promised to vacate but hasn’t. He is Absent for 6 months, no rent, agreement expired 2 months ago & warnings ignored. Police don’t help. Father is unwell to give legal notice(may take a year to close the case). Are we liable for his belongings or can we break lock and leave them at his relatives house where he lives?

Halal/Haram Matters | October 13, 2025 4:16 am
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