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I am looking into maybe renting out some property I inherited, and learned something I'd be interested to know more about the pyschology of. I never really thought about it before, but some times people will move out of an apartment or dorm room and leave behind sentimental possessions such as trophies, photo albums, framed pictures, etc. All of that stuff has to get tossed, of course, in the cleaning of the place before the new occupant. That made wonder, for the people who come to clean up, do you ever look at the sentimental stuff like old trophies and family photo albums a former tenant has left behind before you toss them, or just toss them without paying attention to what it is? What's it like to toss items in the trash that normally everyone always saves?

When I was looking into becoming a landlord, I came across the laws about that, and it made me really wonder what having to do that must be like. So if you've done a job like that before, I'd love to hear what it was like

Answer 1

When people usually move out,they pretty much don't want nothing to do with the stuff.I have seen people leave an apartment with only their clothes on their back.I have sorted through past tenants items left behind and pretty much wound up in the trash.After 30 days the stuff is given to whoever wants it.Woo hoo ....garage sale time.

Answer 2

If a tenant leaves something behind you are legally obligated to take custody of the property and notify the tenant that you have possession of it and how they can reclaim it. Items that are obviously of no value such as trash and broken or unusable items can be safely discarded immediately but if there's any doubt you should play it safe.

Normally the law states that you need to give them 30 days notice to claim the property before you can discard it. You can charge them reasonable storage costs for storing the property. Since the bailment is created for the sole benefit of the property owner you only need take minimal care of the property to protect it.

Answer 3

I just call the tenants. 99% of the time they tell me it's junk so we can throw it away. Let's face it..if it was of value..would they really have left it? And then if I don't get a hold of them, I'll tell them, legally I have to put your junk in storage for 30 days until you claim it or tell me to dispose of it, and the storage locker is costing me $5.00 a day, so please call me back so I won't have to charge you or deduct those storage fees from your deposit. You'd be amazed how fast they call.

Answer 4

well another route you can take is get all the insurences you can on the property then burn it down, make sure your car is parked close to the house if you have liabilty and full coverage on it and do it the night of a thunderstorm (lots of gasoline will be needed cuz it will be raining) and say lightning struck the house and watch the checks start coming