Sellers Furniture and belongings
What is the name of your state? Florida
We aquired our first house for rehabing by way of Quit Deed and paying a mortgage company 4 months of late payments.
We started the rehab one week after signing the papers. The previous owner , who had not lived there for 2 yrs , started complaining that the furniture was getting dusty from sheetrock dust and people were sitting on her furniture.
We dealt with the complaining for 4 weeks. Seeing that we couldn't get her to move their belongings , we then rented a POD and we put their belongings in it .The POD sat in the driveway of this property for 4 more weeks. At the end of what now has become 8 weeks , we called the husband to come and get everything. He was happy to do so and payed me back the money that I had spent on the POD.There were things in the garage,normal garage stuff . No vehicle.
She and her husband have been seperated for 2 yrs but are still legally married.No one has lived in the house for 2 yrs. .The judge gave her control of the house and contents long before we came into the picture. She had let all the bills and everything go and the house was up for foreclosure.
We're now being sued for allowing the contractor to dispose of the garage contents and for giving the husband the POD contents.
Should I worry ? Do you think I will have to compensate her for anything ?
In my opinion , since she wouldn't move the belongings , the husband was the other rightful owner. The stuff was too nice to throw away .
Is there a law that gives the control of the belongings to the new owner after a period of time. Nothing is written on the Quit Deed about the removal or ownership of the belongings.
What is the name of your state? Florida
We aquired our first house for rehabing by way of Quit Deed and paying a mortgage company 4 months of late payments.
We started the rehab one week after signing the papers. The previous owner , who had not lived there for 2 yrs , started complaining that the furniture was getting dusty from sheetrock dust and people were sitting on her furniture.
We dealt with the complaining for 4 weeks. Seeing that we couldn't get her to move their belongings , we then rented a POD and we put their belongings in it .The POD sat in the driveway of this property for 4 more weeks. At the end of what now has become 8 weeks , we called the husband to come and get everything. He was happy to do so and payed me back the money that I had spent on the POD.There were things in the garage,normal garage stuff . No vehicle.
She and her husband have been seperated for 2 yrs but are still legally married.No one has lived in the house for 2 yrs. .The judge gave her control of the house and contents long before we came into the picture. She had let all the bills and everything go and the house was up for foreclosure.
We're now being sued for allowing the contractor to dispose of the garage contents and for giving the husband the POD contents.
Should I worry ? Do you think I will have to compensate her for anything ?
In my opinion , since she wouldn't move the belongings , the husband was the other rightful owner. The stuff was too nice to throw away .
Is there a law that gives the control of the belongings to the new owner after a period of time. Nothing is written on the Quit Deed about the removal or ownership of the belongings.
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