Need to get rid of ex-lodger's stuff BUT....

jackomdj

If she is your friend on Facebook does she have anyone listed as parent or sibling? You may find they are more reasonable. If you do pass anything on to them advise her first so she can have a chance to collect.

Annisele

Bailey101 wrote: »

She did the same thing to her last landlord and she's now trying to sue him for all sorts

Do you know her last landlord?

If she's making more than a token effort to sue him, she'll have to have written to him, and she'll have had to provide the court with an address for her. Could you get that address from the previous landlord?

G_M

There's some info and suggestions here too.

Beware your duty of care.

But there's no ned to suffer financially. Clear the room ready for new lodger but do not just thow the goods out or treat them recklessly.

split_second

jackomdj wrote: »

If she is your friend on Facebook does she have anyone listed as parent or sibling? You may find they are more reasonable. If you do pass anything on to them advise her first so she can have a chance to collect.

i had a similar situation, her brother decided to threaten me till i found the block function.

give her 4-6 weeks, put it in self storage and if she wants it back she has to contact you, after that ebay.

something tells me its all tat and she cant be bothered taking it to the tip

Yorkie1

The only difficulty I foresee with self-storage is that the OP will have to provide all the initial details in order to rent the lock-up. If the ex-lodger refuses to pay up (on the grounds they never agreed to the costs up front), or never shows up again, then OP is stuck with the cost.

Therese1

Might be worth taking some photos of the stuff. Shows that either it was rubbish anyway and not worth storing and/or that it was in good condition when you put it in storage. As above if you can keep written proof of your efforts to contact and given reasonable time then after that it is ok to dispose. Unfortunately it is the man in the White wig who decides what is reasonable!!

tommie1shunt

If it is not worth much, throw it away, push comes to shove your word against Miss Flakie Head.

Yorkie1

tommie1shunt wrote: »

If it is not worth much, throw it away, push comes to shove your word against Miss Flakie Head.

Poor advice. The law relating to bailment doesn't distinguish between what goods are worth.

Bailey101

Thank you everyone for all the advice :beer:
I'm going to try and figure out who her mum is from facebook and email her, see if she can help.

I don't know her last landlord, so I don't know exactly what went on but from trying to put pieces together (ex-lodger is a pathological liar, and lives in her own wee world half the time so I might not be accurate) I think she agreed to move in there, moved a load of her stuff in and then disappeared for 3 months over the summer without paying rent. She then turned up out of the blue, having paid no rent, demanding not only her stuff back but also that the landlord kick out their new lodger and give her the room.

I had no idea about this when I let her the room, as I was told that she had been living in halls and that her intended flatshare had fallen through because the other girl wanted to live with someone else - I put the rest together from bits and pieces she said over the months.

Because of what happened before and the fact that she talked about transferring to another Uni I think she's going to try and leave all her stuff here until the new term after the summer :mad:

I looked into storage units but I'd need to pay a deposit and leave my details and I'm not happy about risking her not paying the bill. Also, a lot of the stuffs expensive (brand new shoes still in boxes, textbooks, ghd straightners etc) so if I'm really wary of leaving myself liable for it's safety.

I swear to goodness this girl has been nothing but an almighty pain in the butt for months and I finally thought I was rid of her and her bloody drama. I've had the police at my door, had her boyfriend stalking out the house, missed work and a whole list of other crap all because of her lies and attention seeking.

I just want to be done with her

Yorkie1

It's possible that the Uni will have a more permanent contact address for her. Usually they would be bound by the Data Protection Act but I believe there is an exemption if the information is required for the purposes of taking legal action. You could always try writing to the Uni seeking the information and see what they say.

http://www.ico.gov.uk/for_organisations/data_protection/the_guide/exemptions.aspx (see Legal advice and proceedings towards the bottom of the page)