What can I do with my ex girlfriends stuff ??

*Robin*

Slinky wrote: »

Storage places aren't going to be lumbered with stuff without being paid. If the ex doesn't collect it, the OP's card will continue to be charged.

Round here they will make an attempt to contact the owner - call him/her - then cut off the padlock and skip or sell the box contents.

So give the ex's contact details and pay in cash.

mjh2703

Self store is a good idea, but I'm trying to avoid anymore costs, there has already been cost involved and she was more than make a few trips with family, thrown in with some abuse at my mum, when she collected the first lot of things, but the items left are still a van load. There is of course always two sides to every story ! and all I'm trying to do is get her to pick the things up without having to see her, hence my mum's input. I'm going to leave it and enjoy the Easter Weekend and try to resume next week. But giving 30 days notice to collect and then either get rid or self store will be the plan I think.

Clouds88

I think you should stop putting
Your poor mum in the middle of this. I would not let my mum be verbally assaulted by anyone or put her in that position.

hollydays

How long is it since she moved out

Socajam

Self storage as suggested, pay for x number of months, send her the keys and the deadline if stuff is not picked when they will be discarded by storage company. I would pay for 90 days no more.
Please also take pictures of everything that you place in storage
Keep copies of the storage documents
Send the keys and other information to her via her parent's house by registered mail - someone will have to sign for it.

REJP

Half an hour free legal advice from a solicitor offering that service may help resolve the problem for you. As you say you cannot contact the woman, but know her parents address, a letter to her care of that address could be an option for getting the information to her that if she does not make an effort to collect her belongings they may end up in a skip or charity shop.
Do not dump anything before seeing a solicitor though. A solicitor's letter is also cheaper than a storage unit.
Plus keep your mother out of it, why should she be abused?

tgroom57

Perhaps it is too much for her to collect all at once, and the cancellations are because she failed to get transport for it. Box it up so the boxes will fit in a car boot or back seat.

melanzana

Seems like ex's parents are not approachable, ex is missing in action, ex's goods are piling up in OP's house. It is not a great situation to be in.

Anyway OP I think, if I were you I would store ex's items in your dry shed, out of sight is out of mind. If not collected within a certain time frame, out they go on Ebay or wherever, but send a cheque for the proceeds in Ex name to the parents address.

Sounds like a bit of aggro going on. But who am I to judge, at least you feel you want to do the right thing, and that is admirable.

Best of luck.

Coveredinbees!!!!

Dump it on her door step, drive off.