Help with possesions after moving out !

MichaelCR

Hello Everyone !

One of our family members left the family home 3 weeks ago due to refusing to pay rent to my mother, So he was kicked out (Living as a 'Excluded Occupier' He was given 28 days notice (Verbally), However he left when my mum had enough and kicked him out.

He has left a few posessions, A double bed, A 47inch TV, And a few other things, We've given him plenty of time and chances to collect the items, However he hasn't.

Now then, We where told by someone that after 28 days of being 'Evicted' the possesions are no longer his, However i heard it can be 6 weeks, and i heard off someone else it could be 2 weeks.

Can anyone shed any light on this ?

j.e.j.

I'm afraid I don't know the legal side, but if you are in contact with him why not just give him a reasonable amount of time, and set a certain date to collect his stuff by, and after that if he's still not collected them then do with it as you wish. I'm guessing if he's been evicted he's sofa-hopping or in temp accommodation so probably has nowhere to put a bed and tv?

Mojisola

j.e.j. wrote: »

I'm afraid I don't know the legal side, but if you are in contact with him why not just give him a reasonable amount of time, and set a certain date to collect his stuff by, and after that if he's still not collected them then do with it as you wish.

And put it in writing to him and keep a copy in case he makes a claim for the value of the possessions at a later date.

Mips

Nice family :rotfl::rotfl:

onlyroz

Have you actually told him that you'll throw out his stuff if he doesn't collect them? If not, then you should write to him with a specific date before which his items should be collected, saying that after this date any remaining stuff will be sold or taken to the dump.

BitterAndTwisted

I understand the frustration of having a family-member who either doesn't want to pay housekeeping to their own mother or doesn't think that they should but cannot understand for the life of me why said family would be considering either getting rid of or withholding someone else's possessions.

As another poster commented: "nice family".

Kay_Peel

They have 'left' after a disagreement and may intend to resolve the situation and return. (Whether or not that's possible is irrelevant) There hasn't been an eviction, as such, so your reliance on the law is misplaced.

Is it reasonable to expect a family member, in these circumstances, to remove whopping great big items within 3 weeks of leaving? Perhaps - it depends on what you've agreed. Did you make it clear that they would need to remove everything? Don't act rashly by throwing out anything until you've communicated with the other party.

londonsurrey

The question was about the legal position of the person left holding the baby, so to speak.

We don't know anything about the weeks/months/years of arguments and stress leading up to someone wanting to get rid of the items. What we do know is they are not the one who has reneged on a contract, even though it is possibly just a verbal one.

The former occupier has
- failed to pay
- stropped off and failed to take any responsibility for informing the people left with his possessions which are now occupying a space, and accruing rent which the landlord has little confidence of regaining

The landlord would simply like to know what she can do with said possessions without breaking the law. Not an unreasonable request.

spicyprawn

Can't his stuff be kept in a shed or garage? Take the bed to bits and kept all together. I agree with writing him a letter whatever decision is made

Mupette

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try posting here.

What every you do, make sure it is in writing.

Kay_Peel

londonsurrey wrote: »

The question was about the legal position of the person left holding the baby, so to speak.

We don't know anything about the weeks/months/years of arguments and stress leading up to someone wanting to get rid of the items. What we do know is they are not the one who has reneged on a contract, even though it is possibly just a verbal one.

The former occupier has
- failed to pay
- stropped off and failed to take any responsibility for informing the people left with his possessions which are now occupying a space, and accruing rent which the landlord has little confidence of regaining

The landlord would simply like to know what she can do with said possessions without breaking the law. Not an unreasonable request.

But this isn't 'landlord/tenant', with contracts. This is between son or daughter (age unknown) and parents, only 3 weeks after a falling out.