I have been selling real estate for fifteen years and do a lot of REO listings. I have one today that I accepted. The people that lost it are going thru divorce and the man is only staying there one or two days a week. Most of their stuff was already moved out. I was told to rekey the property, to disconnect their utilities if they were still on and put them back on in company name.
My question is- Do I need to track down these people and see if they are coming to get the rest of their things or should I hire someone to come in and haul it away. The furnishings and stuff inside is all junk, but there is Riding Lawn Mower and a semi Truck and tow truck in the yard. Does anyone know what the law says about personal property left at the home that was lost. I would love for them to come get the vehichles out of the yard and the lawn mower. On the other hand I do not want to let them back into the house to gather the rest of the junk because I am afraid they will damage it even more. Could I get in trouble somehow by having the interior cleaned up and trash hauled away or would that be like stealing property?
I searched the board and couldnt find anything on this. I have not had an REO in the past where they were still kind of living in the house. The only other ones I have gotten, they had left most of their stuff there when they moved and I hired someone to come and clean up and haul off.
I would appreciate any thoughts on this. I live in Louisiana and tried to look it up under state laws. The only thing I got out of that was if they had left their belongings because of war, death in family, or they were in hospital.
Thanks,
Athena
2006-06-09
17:23:31
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