Good question. If you vacated your former rental and took appliances from the unit that belong to the landlord without permission, the conduct that you did could be deemed both a crime warranting a police investigation and possible criminal charges being filed against you for theft as well as a civil matter where the landlord could bring his or her own action against you.Assuming you improperly took appliances belonging to your former landlord, I recommend that you return them to him or her as soon as possible to avoid possible repercussions as a criminal and civil action.