If I had a roommate that paid no rent to me and when she left she left all of her stuff here, do I have to keep all of her stuff or can I donate it to a charity?
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If I had a roommate that paid no rent to me and when she left she left all of her stuff here, do I have to keep all of her stuff or can I donate it to a charity?
She has been gone for over a month.
Asked on June 15, 2015 under Real Estate Law, Nevada
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
Send her a notice, sent some way that you can prove delivery (e.g. fed ex; certified mail) stating that you will consider her belongings abandoned unless she picks them up within 30 days. If you don't have a current address, send to via mail (certified and regular) to her last address (your current address) with instructions to forward it--that way, if the post office has a new address, they will forward it to her. After the notice period is over, you should be able to keep, sell, or donate her belongings.
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