Law & Ethics - June 2006

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 17:21:35 · 3 answers · asked by athenaann2001 2

We can prove she has done this and want to do something about it. Who do we go to and will anything be done about it. Her mom does have her pin number but she did not have permission to do this.

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for the past few years, many things have improved in this nation, but more things have gone downhill. my thoughts have placed a question in my mind whether to much freedom is causing a weakening blow to our nation. On the news lately all I hear about are lawsuites, harsh comments be expressed toward our nation, religion, immigration, and many who expect the government to do everything for them, after accusing them of corruption, and just blame them for everything. I have seen much of this, and our government, and the people of America are falling apart, due to all this. If the government set stricter laws that the citizens of america would accept, would it be a benefit to the country if laws were made stricter to those who are not concerned about the welfare of our country?what is your opinion?

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