Who's in charge of getting stuff out of a rented house?

Question

I've been renting a house for 5 years now, and in doing so have aquired a lot of crap. Roommates have come and gone, leaving a bookcase here and bedframe there. Now that i'm ready to move out, i'm wondering what will happen if i just leave all this stuff there, cause it'll take a u-haul to get it all out. Would the landlord have any recourse?

Answer 1

Check your state's laws. In my particular state, any 'abandoned' property (other than obvious garbage) MUST be stored for 90 days and the landlord must make attempts to contact the tenant (in this case, you) for disposition. The landlord can deduct from security for the cost of moving and storage as well. If such costs exceed security, you can be taken to small claims court for a judgment for the deficiency. If you are the person on the lease, I strongly recommend getting rid of this stuff prior to vacating the premises. Perhaps Goodwill or another charity might have some interest in some of the items ?

Answer 2

Sure, against YOU since you are the tenant of record! The old roomies property is considered abandoned and is now yours to keep -- and move -- when you leave. If you don't remove it from the property, the landlord will be fully within their rights to charge you for the cost of moving, storing and eventually disposing of it.

You might send them a letter advising them that you are moving and will dispose of anything that they left behind if they don't collect it immediately. Or put it in a storage locker under their name and pay the first month's rent. If they want it, they can pick it up there or continue to pay for storage or let it go to the storage company for disposal.

Answer 3

oh GOOD GRIEF! Why would you even ask this question? Of course the landlord has recourse and he/she is going to get it from you. Do you really think that you could use someones property as a dumping ground and not be charged? It's not as if the landlord doesn't know who left the stuff.

It will probably be less expensive if you take care of it yourself. Try calling the local garbage company and see what they would charge per item or they may drop off a trash dumpster for you to fill and charge you a by weight fee for that.

Answer 4

Complicated, ownership of goods is still with roommates unless they have said otherwise. Of course, they would have to pay reasonable storage costs for the period and to recoup the costs you may have to sell the goods. If the storeage equals the value then there is only the disposal cost to consider. The landlord may be able to charge for disposal out of the deposit you paid.

Answer 5

the right thing to do would be to call sanitation and make arrangements for the furniture to be picked up and properly disposed of. If not, your landlord will probably keep your security deposit for disposing of these many items. you are responsible for removing all personal belongings, anything left is deemed abandoned and ur landlord would have to make arrangements to dispose of them. so u are responsible for disposing of them otherwise he will more than likely keep your secuirty deposit.

Answer 6

Yes. He could use your deposit to dispose of these items. You rented the house. You got the roommates. It's your responsibility to leave the home in the condition that you found it.

Answer 7

It would be best to contact you roomates and confirm they no longer want their belongings. other wise you to leave your residence in broom-clean condition. if there is anything left over once you surrender your keys the landlord has the right to throw it away.

Answer 8

the landlord can charge you for the removal of the stuff out of your security deposit