Ex's Belongins

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What is the name of your state? NY My ex-boyfriend and I owned a duplex and his mother lived upstairs in the apartment section of the house - she never paid any rent. We broke up about 10 month ago and I finally got a family court judge to order him out of the house due to some things he was doing that were making it very uncomfortable to live in the same dwelling (he has moved upstairs with mom). We have a daughter together. At any rate, he moved out about 6 weeks ago and his mother moved her "body" out about a month ago but has not come to get her stuff. We had arrangements for them twice to get their belongings together at one time. We had an agreement in family court that he has 7 days after he signed the deed over to me to get his stuff but no mention of his mother's stuff (he signed the deed 3 weeks ago). I know I wasn't her landlord so to speak, but according to the sherrif's department now even though she has been physically out of the house for a month and moved her bed out and some other stuff and also put in a change of address, they are telling me I have to keep her stuff up there! But I should be able to move her stuff and his stuff for that matter into storage or somewhere so I can rent the apartment out correct? And how long do I have to actually give them since there was never any lease or anything? I don't want to store this stuff forever, I would just assume throw it out. Any suggestions? Thanks!

 

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What is the name of your state? NY My ex-boyfriend and I owned a duplex and his mother lived upstairs in the apartment section of the house - she never paid any rent. We broke up about 10 month ago and I finally got a family court judge to order him out of the house due to some things he was doing that were making it very uncomfortable to live in the same dwelling (he has moved upstairs with mom). We have a daughter together. At any rate, he moved out about 6 weeks ago and his mother moved her "body" out about a month ago but has not come to get her stuff. We had arrangements for them twice to get their belongings together at one time. We had an agreement in family court that he has 7 days after he signed the deed over to me to get his stuff but no mention of his mother's stuff (he signed the deed 3 weeks ago). I know I wasn't her landlord so to speak, but according to the sherrif's department now even though she has been physically out of the house for a month and moved her bed out and some other stuff and also put in a change of address, they are telling me I have to keep her stuff up there! But I should be able to move her stuff and his stuff for that matter into storage or somewhere so I can rent the apartment out correct? And how long do I have to actually give them since there was never any lease or anything? I don't want to store this stuff forever, I would just assume throw it out. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Send a letter via CRR stating they have 30-days to retrieve their belongings. Mention in the letter that you will dispose of the items as you see fit if they do not make any arrangements to pick said items up. After two weeks if you have NOT received a response, send another letter stating they have two weeks left from your original letter to retrieve said items, again reminding them that you will dispose of said items as you see fit if they fail to make arrangements for the retrieval of said items. In the second letter, be sure to mention the first letter you sent, what day it was sent, what CRR tracking number it was, and WHO signed for it if anyone did.
If no one responds or accepts the first letter and you get it back, DO NOT OPEN IT as it becmoes proof of your attempt to contact the person should you go to court. Simply show the judge the UNOPENED letter.
Send the letters CRR to their LAST KNOWN ADDRESS. Do NOT verbally tell them OR hand deliver the letters! IF their last known address happened to be your residence, send it there!