Sons belongings

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Bookworm225 said:

subjecttocontract said:

When we had a portfolio of rental properties we often had situations where tenants would move out and leave some of their belongings behind. We were always of the opinion that we had to follow the correct process which was: - Advise them in writing that they need to collect their property, make sure they have the contact details. Store the items I think for 28 days, if not collected dispose of the items.

and what form did that disposal take?
if the goods are of value you cannot simply throw them away as their owner still has a right to their value and could sue the landlord for financial loss

The correct process and its requirements are readily available online if one searches for the information. My post was never intended to replicate what is already available online. Unfortunately there is time and effort required if there are any items of value but disposal of all items is the correct description of what the OP needs to achieve. A sale is a disposal, giving clothes to a charity shop is a disposal etc etc.

Bookworm225

subjecttocontract said:

Bookworm225 said:

subjecttocontract said:

When we had a portfolio of rental properties we often had situations where tenants would move out and leave some of their belongings behind. We were always of the opinion that we had to follow the correct process which was: - Advise them in writing that they need to collect their property, make sure they have the contact details. Store the items I think for 28 days, if not collected dispose of the items.

and what form did that disposal take?
if the goods are of value you cannot simply throw them away as their owner still has a right to their value and could sue the landlord for financial loss

The correct process and its requirements are readily available online if one searches for the information. My post was never intended to replicate what is already available online. Unfortunately there is time and effort required if there are any items of value but disposal of all items is the correct description of what the OP needs to achieve. A sale is a disposal, giving clothes to a charity shop is a disposal etc etc.

agreed, you should therefore be aware that when positing on a public forum many (not all) readers cannot be bothered to read source material and thus take at face value comments such as "disposal" without understanding what that actually means in legal terms 

It is often therefore necessary to pitch the wording of replies to an "appropriate" level - ie spelt out in words of one syllable