What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Oregon
I moved out of a rental property and for various reasons had to leave some things behind totaling more than $6,000 in value. Under the law in Oregon the landlord is required to have a sale on this value of property and send me any profits with an itemized list, minus any rent or fees I may owe. (I don't owe anything) If I can't be found they have to send the money to the state treasury, the landlord cannot ever keep the profits. I did receive a letter from the landlord stating they believe the property to be worth in excess of $1,000 and would sell the property if it was not picked up within a specified time period. I never heard anything else even though the landlord knows where to find me and never received any payments.
Almost a year later I still do not have my property nor do I have any payment for it's value or an itemized accounting of the property. I want to take action to recover my property, but how do I start? Form ORS 105.112 looks like a good place to start but states I must have "demanded return of the property".
How do I demand return of the property? Can I simply send a certified leter stating what I am demanding, and why? I have an itemized list of all the items that were missing, with values, pictures, witnesses, and video.
I moved out of a rental property and for various reasons had to leave some things behind totaling more than $6,000 in value. Under the law in Oregon the landlord is required to have a sale on this value of property and send me any profits with an itemized list, minus any rent or fees I may owe. (I don't owe anything) If I can't be found they have to send the money to the state treasury, the landlord cannot ever keep the profits. I did receive a letter from the landlord stating they believe the property to be worth in excess of $1,000 and would sell the property if it was not picked up within a specified time period. I never heard anything else even though the landlord knows where to find me and never received any payments.
Almost a year later I still do not have my property nor do I have any payment for it's value or an itemized accounting of the property. I want to take action to recover my property, but how do I start? Form ORS 105.112 looks like a good place to start but states I must have "demanded return of the property".
How do I demand return of the property? Can I simply send a certified leter stating what I am demanding, and why? I have an itemized list of all the items that were missing, with values, pictures, witnesses, and video.