How long does my mom have to keep stuff that my ex-boyfriend left in her house?
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How long does my mom have to keep stuff that my ex-boyfriend left in her house?
An ex-boyfriend that lived in my mother’s house went off to bootcamp and left his things. Then after bootcamp he came to get his things but he didn’t get them all (he wanted a reason to come back). I moved out and left his stuff where he left it. He asked me about his stuff and I told him that it was at my mom’s house. He knows where my mom lives, he lived there for 5 months. He said he would pick it up when he was home on leave but he never did. His new wife said she would get it, she didn’t. Now it’s nearly 4 years and the stuff got moldy and thrown away. Are we liable?
Asked on August 12, 2011 Minnesota
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Given the fact that your former boyfriend has been out of the picture for about four years and his possessions that were left at your mother's home have been discarded long ago, if he has made no claim for his items, it is safe to assume that he no longer cares about them.
In your facts, it is safe to assume that the itmes that your former boyfriend left behind at your mother's home were "abandoned" by him. He made no real efforts to have them retrieved. They became moldy and needed to be discarded.
Whoever discarded these items need not be concerned about any claims for liability given the passage of such a long period of time from when he left your mother's home and the present.
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