Abandoned Property Legal Questions and Answers
Can I recover the repair charges to leases premises by selling of tenants property left?
My tenant has abandoned the rental premises without giving me any notice. I didn’t know about it until I went to collect my rent yesterday. He has caused a lot of damage to the front room and the kitchen. The beds in the bedrooms are broken and majority of the glasswork interiors in the house is damaged. All this repair work would cost me a bomb. Can I recover the repair charge...
04/20/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: North Dakota | #35979Can I as Landlord consider personal property of a former tenant's abandoned in Vermont?
My tenant was never regular in paying rent. He often used to clear his arears after four –five months. This time he has been away from the rental house for more than 6 months and has not paid a penny for all the six months. Can I call this abandonment of rental house by my tenant and throw away all his belongings so that I can rent out the house to some other tenant?
04/20/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: Vermont | #35972Can I as Landlord assume tenant's property left is abandoned according to Wisconsin law?
My landlord is threatening to sell all my property saying that it is abandoned property. I have been out of my rental house only for two weeks and my landlord is saying that all the property that I left behind is abandoned. When does a tenant’s property become abandoned according to Wisconsin law?
04/19/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: Wisconsin | #35905For how long should the landlord keep tenant's abandoned property in New Mexico?
My tenant left without any notice some 10-15 days ago. My tenant’s few personal belongings are still there on my property. I want to rent my house to new tenants but before that, I need to get rid of my previous tenant’s property. For how long should I keep his property before I can throw them out of my house?
04/17/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: New Mexico | #35769Can a landlord claim the storage cost of his tenant’' abandoned properties from his tenant?
I rented out my shop to someone. After the lapse of his tenancy, he left some of his personal properties in the shop. Can I claim the storage cost of those properties from him?
04/13/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: Nevada | #35622Tenant was evicted and vehicles were left on the property. Are they abandoned?
What is the definition of abandoned property ? Tenant was evicted and vehicles were left on the property. Do I have the right to have them removed off my property?
04/12/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: California | #35610My previous tenant when moved from the apartment asked me to keep his refrigerator and cooler for some time. I had to rent out the apartment to a new tenant, so that I stored the tenant’s property in my neighbors’ godown and now the tenant wants the prope
My previous tenant, when moved from the apartment asked me to keep his refrigerator and cooler for some time. I had to rent out the apartment to a new tenant so that I stored the tenant’s property in my neighbors’ godown and now the tenant wants the property back. Will I be reimbursed for the storage costs of the tenant’s belongings in Hawaii?
04/12/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: Hawaii | #35558Can I dispose off the folder containing some insurance documents of my vacated tenant?
My tenant vacated his portion two weeks back. Yesterday while inspecting the property, I found a folder containing some insurance documents. Can I just dispose off the folder?
01/16/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: California | #30303Do I have any legal right to claim a chandelier which I left behind while I vacated a rented apartment?
I moved out of my apartment last week but left behind a grand chandelier I had fixed on the living room ceiling. I requested my landlord to hand it over and am willing to pay for the expenses incurred in removing and storing it. But my landlord says since I left it behind and the lease term has expired, the chandelier is now his. Do I have any recourse through law to claim my c...
01/16/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: California | #30302Can my landlord prohibit my sister from staying with us?
Myself and my husband have been living in a two bedroom rented apartment for the past four months, we signed the lease for period of one year. Recently my sister got a job in the city and wants to move in with us for a month. But my landlord is refusing to let her stay, saying that there was a clause in the lease agreement which prohibited outsiders from staying in the apartm...
01/12/2017 | Category: Abandoned Pr... » Landlord Ten... | State: New York | #29971