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Wrongfully Evicted. Seeking Advice.

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Hi all. I'm a renter in Michigan. Yesterday, after returning to my apartment in the evening I noticed that I had an eviction notice taped to my door. Upon inspection, the notice had the wrong apartment number and a name that wasn't mine. I discarded it assuming that someone from the complex had posted it incorrectly and that they would work it out on their own. I live in bldg 3 apartment 3074 and it is typed out as 3-3074. The eviction notice was for apartment 1074, so on the first floor but it was typed as 3-1074. Today as I'm driving home from work I get a call from the apartment complex telling me that the bailiff from the district court had mistakenly emptied my apartment and placed all my belongings outside. They said that they noticed their mistake several hours later and the bailiff came back and moved all of my belongings back into my apartment. They also asked if I had renters insurance as several of my more valuable items (like my gaming PC) had been taken while my stuff was outside. I guess the thought was that I could file a claim with my insurance, but unfortunately I had let that lapse last month due to economic hardship. So I'm currently not insured. I get back to my apartment and everything is brought back inside, but it is all in garbage bags and I haven't begun to put everything away to determine what might be broken or missing. Tomorrow, I'm supposed to call the court and ask for my next steps. I'm concerned that both the complex and the local court will deny any responsibility here and I'll be out the stolen items. I'm still living paycheck to paycheck, so I don't really have attorney fees at the moment. Any thoughts as to who may be at fault here and would I have a case? Best guestimate places my missing things around 3000 usd if that makes any difference. Currently I'm sitting in the middle of my apartment just defeated. Any advice or positive words would be greatly appreciated.

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