Re: What do you do with old tenants dinnerware, etc?

Re: What do you do with old tenants dinnerware, etc? by AnonymousFL on February 5, 2016 @02:34

In my experience, storing items for 30 days is usually sufficient, but I have seen places that suggest 60 days for military personel.

Once thing to consider is one man's trash is another man's treasure. What you see as trash may not be. I think the safe bet is to box up anything that can be stored safely and keep it or 60 days. While boxing things up, take pictures of each item noting any damage. You will be thankful you did when a tenant comes back and accuses you of damage or says that Item X should be there. Fortunately, if they have turned the unit over and then come back later for those forgotten items, they don't have much leverage.

Once the storage time period has lapsed, you can do whatever you like with the items (in your state anyway). Unfortunately, getting fees for storing items has been a hit and miss prospect in my experience, so I would not rent an offsite storage spot for a tenants items.

Do keep in mind that you can charge time spent sorting their stuff out as part of the check-out charges. I suggest trying to record that time separately in case you end up in court and have to explain the excessive time spent cleaning.

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