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Re: Getting tenants new address by Anonymous (West Virginia) on February 6, 2016 @21:37

                              
Do you know how expensive storage units are?

That's ridiculous. Why don't they just take their damn stuff.
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Re: Getting tenants new address by Anonymous on February 6, 2016 @22:05 [ Reply ]
No one says you have to place it in a storage unit. I made a pile of tenant's stuff in my backyard and tossed a tarp over it. Nothing was damaged in the 30 days I was required to keep it and it only cost me the price of moving it there. I sold most of it to recoup the cost of moving it and then some after the statutory time passed and the tenant made no claim for it.
    Re: Getting tenants new address by Garry (Iowa) on February 6, 2016 @22:38 [ Reply ]
    You and I are mostly on the same page. But most states would expect the LL to take reasonable responsibility to store the Ts items. Whereas it's not likely to happen, someone could come into your yard and steal those items. And if the T did come back for their stuff, and you said someone stole them, It's possible the T could take you to court and possibly win, for you not taking "reasonable" precautions to store their items. Remember, if the Ts items were in a lockable house or garage while in the Ts possession, and you moved them to an unsecured area and they were damaged or stolen, you will be at the mercy of the judge. I'm just sayin.
Re: Getting tenants new address by Garry (Iowa) on February 6, 2016 @22:17 [ Reply ]
Don't go bonkers just yet. No one has said you need to go out and rent a large storage unit for $100/ month. That's only a last resort, and only if they left you a large amount of furniture or other stuff that you would need a garage stall to pack it all in floor to ceiling. Your first post 2 days ago only mentioned small, boxable items, that I said could be "stored" in a closet, basement, back of your garage, or in an attic. And even if YOU don't have room for them at your place, maybe you have a friend or relative who DOES have room. All LLs must make reasonable decisions based on the items that were left. "Storing" peoples things does not always mean you have to PAY to store them. But, if you do pay to store the items, most states allow you to charge those costs to the tenant. And if the T never comes to get them, most states allow you to sell the Ts items, to re-coup the storage costs you paid. That's what the "Storage Wars" that you've seen on TV the last few years are all about------selling peoples items once they quit paying to store them, to re-coup their loss of rents from that unit.
Re: Getting tenants new address by Anonymous on February 7, 2016 @05:19 [ Reply ]
well, this now sounds like troll post. no landlord is this stupid, hopefully!

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