Previous tenants left behind stuff in rental home. How long do I have to keep it before I can throw it out?
Question by the_real_madcap: Previous tenants left behind stuff in rental home. How long do I have to keep it before I can throw it out?
I rented a house and the previous tenants left behind several boxes of legal paperwork (business contracts, tax forms and the like.) The rental agent called them and they were supposed to pick this stuff up in August but never showed. It’s been four months since I moved in. Can I throw this stuff out, or am I legally obligated to keep it? I don’t have their phone number but they have mine.
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Answer by warren_zevon_1
You have no obligation to safeguard their property. The owner of the rental property is the only one that has any obligation to the previous tenants.
Contact the rental agent and advise them that if the property is not collected by a certain date, either by the owner or the previous tenants, you will dispose of it as you see fit.
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