should i be worried

[teneka]

My boyfriend moved out of his apartment and stored some of his things in my house. He moved in with a friend. Four months later we broke up and although I asked him repeatedly to get his things out of my garage he always ignored me. A year and two months later I myself became engaged and moved out of the house and in with my fiance. On the day of the move I called my ex and told him and due to rain he said he could not make it. I had already called him on previous occasions to tell him of the move. I left the items in the garage and now he is threatening to sue. I have two questions if I had brought the items with me could he still have brought a legal suit against me and secondly am I liable for leaving the items in the garage?

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My boyfriend moved out of his apartment and stored some of his things in my house. He moved in with a friend. Four months later we broke up and although I asked him repeatedly to get his things out of my garage he always ignored me. A year and two months later I myself became engaged and moved out of the house and in with my fiance. On the day of the move I called my ex and told him and due to rain he said he could not make it. I had already called him on previous occasions to tell him of the move. I left the items in the garage and now he is threatening to sue. I have two questions if I had brought the items with me could he still have brought a legal suit against me and secondly am I liable for leaving the items in the garage?

My response:

Good !

Let him sue. Let him explain to a judge why he couldn't pick up his things after a year and a half. You had no obligation to take the things with you, and to incur that expense - - as you know, moving isn't free. He had both time, and opportunity, to get his things.

Normally after 30 days, leaving property with someone else is considered abandonment.

So, let him sue all he wants. The judge is going to look at him with those big, sorrowful eyes, and then say "Judgment for the Defendant. Get out of my courtroom and go home."

IAAL