I am renting from a man in Calumet City, IL and there are 8 plastic containers of clothing in the bedroom closet that belonged to a guy who moved out last fall and still owes the landlord almost $150 in rent. How long does he legally have to hold onto this guy's property before he can donate it to a charity? The guy has not contacted my landlord since he left the apartment last fall. It's just clothing and he's storing it in my bedroom closet.
2007-03-14 08:39:46 · 3 answers · asked by lora_smith2001 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
There is no specific length of time, unless the law is different in your state. Tenants leave things behind all of the time, and what we do is take it directly to the dumpster, whether they owe anything or not. I'd call the guy you're renting from and tell him the stuff is on your front porch, come get it or else.
2007-03-14 08:45:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has to move it out of your rental, he has to move it to storage. But once a person vacates his apartment or is officially evicted, they don't have to keep any of the property.
You need to give the landlord notice to come get it.
2007-03-14 08:53:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why are you worried about it....it is up to him to pay the guy the money he owes him....let them 2 bicker over it
2007-03-14 08:42:24 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋