What to do if I let someone store their belongings in my home?
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What to do if I let someone store their belongings in my home?
I told her to get them all out in 2 weeks. She came and then left 2 items behind. I notified her of her belongings still in my pocession and told her that I can drop them off anytime and anywhere. It’s been almost 3 weeks since I have notified her and I have messaged her twice as well as messaged her boyfriend once. I still have her belongings. When can I assume that these items belong to me?
Asked on October 3, 2012 under Real Estate Law, North Carolina
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
To protect, you should: (1) make a list of the dates that you tried to make contact either wih her or her boyfriend, and (2) send this person a certified letter, return receipt requested. The letter should advise them that if they do not pick their items up within 30 days, that you will sell, disgard or otherwise dispose of them as you see fit (and be sure to keep a copy for yourself). If, by the end of the 30 days, she still has not come to collect her belongngs or made arrangements to have you drop them off to her, you should feel free to do whatever you want with the items.
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