Abandoned Property Legal Questions and Answers
What are my rights when having a rented portable storage unit repossessed?
I live in CA. My friend rented a portable storage container in 05 & parked it on my property. He went to jail. I have been paying on it monthly ever since. I have struggled with the payments and they have always been late. I pay the late fee and go on. Friday when nobody was home he came and took the container full of my and Jail boy's belongings. Didn't he need my permission t...
12/15/2008 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Abandoned Pr... | State: California | #14811Louisiana Abandoned Property Laws
I am looking for abandoned property laws for Louisiana. We are a self storage facility and we recently purchased a property and have some occupied units, but don't know who they belong to. Previous manager has no paperwork for these units and no one has paid since we have taken over the property August 1, 2007. I want to know what legal recourse we have to get rid of this or ...
11/14/2007 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Abandoned Pr... | State: Louisiana | #12252Am I entitled to my possessions at a storage facility that is behind in rent?
I have a friend that is renting a storage but is late on payments. Not sure of what she owes but its alot. I have some belongings in there, but the owner will not let me remove them. He is now claiming he is going to throw our things in the dump. Can he legally do this?
03/28/2007 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Abandoned Pr... | State: Wisconsin | #2296My Brother left a dog in my apartment. Can I consider the dog an abandoned animal in Washington?
My brother came to live with my boyfriend and me for a few months. He had a dog, which also lived in our apartment. My boyfriend and I have spent few dollars on this dog whenever my brother was away. Now my brother has left the apartment leaving behind his dog. I told him to take the dog back but he has not replied. Can I keep the dog forever?
04/18/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Animals | State: Washington | #35829How can a landlord dispose of a tenant's bicycle and other personal property in South Carolina?
My tenant moved of the rented unit I own at Annapolis last week but has left behind a bicycle, some documents related to his insurance as well as old clothes. What do I do about these belongs as it is highly unlike that he will be back to claim it?
05/08/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: South Carolina | #36825Is it possible to ask the landlord safe-keep my belongings for some time after I vacate the premises?
I had rented a space that I am supposed to vacate at the end of this month as I am done with my Masters Rhode Island school of design. I am moving back to Boston but I need time to shift my belongings and expensive design equipment. Is it possible to ask the landlord to hold on to it while I get my move in order?
05/08/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: Rhode Island | #36823How can I recover damages from Landlord for disposing of my Personal Property?
My landlord burned all the books I had in my library after I vacated the rental apartment. They were the last batch of my personal belongings that were to be moved. He did not give any prior notice before destroying my property. The damages run into thousands of dollars and quite a number of them belonged to the public library in Salem. What is the legal action I can take again...
05/08/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: Oregon | #36818Do I have to pay to get my personal belongings that were moved by police after my eviction?
After I was evicted from my rental unit at Saint Paul, my personal belongings were moved by police officers from MPD. If I have to get my property back, I have to pay rent and storage charges to the MPD for storing it! Do I have to pay for something that wasn't done without my consent in the first place?
05/08/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: Minnesota | #36817Should I dispose of Personal Property left by my Tenant if the Tenant asks me to?
My tenant vacated the rental premises I own in Augusta. While vacating, he told me I could trash all the personal stuff he had left behind. I am still apprehensive about and haven't done as yet. Can I be held accountable if at all he changes his mind after I have destroyed the property?
05/08/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: Maine | #36815Can the landlord claim storage charges for leased mobile home for which he received writ of possession?
I received a writ of repossession for a mobile home I leased for nearly 15 years a year ago. The mobile remains on my private property (owned and free of debt...the land). Since the mortgage company has not removed the mobile home from my land, is this considered abandoned property and/or can I charge storage fees...? What is the process to claim abandoned property, if applicab...
05/05/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: Georgia | #36695