So you're behind on your storage payment, and are getting notified that your stuff may be put on auction later in the month. Are you allowed to just go to said auction and try to win the contents of your unit, and be off with them?
2007-06-11 11:59:01 · 3 answers · asked by Erik 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Well, you CAN do that, but bear in mind that, after the auction is completed and the landlord has the proceeds, his next move will be to obtain a civil judgment against you for all the unpaid rents, costs of holding the auction and anything else for which the landlord incurred expense because of your inability of refusal to pay.
2007-06-11 12:08:30 · answer #1 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are laws against this, but it would be easy for them to do it and hard to prove. The bottom line is that its just not worth their time. These guys are in the storage business. They are not in the antiquing, picking, collecting, and selling business. That's a whole different skill set and a whole lot of time and effort to turn abandoned property into cash. Also, most storage units are duds. For everyone that is filled with treasures, there are probably dozens full of crap you'd have to pay to haul away. Shows like storage wars make it seem like there are piles of treasures in every unit, but this isn't the case. Most people who have something super valuable in a storage unit won't let it get taken and auctioned.
2016-05-17 21:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by madie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, but you can send a proxy bidder for your stuff.
Or just pay the outstanding balance.
2007-06-11 12:08:47 · answer #3 · answered by Doberman Mom 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋