My ex girlfriend left items and furniture in my parents’ home for three years. Is it now mine? Can she sue me?
Written by admin on July 15, 2010 in FAQ
Tags: Furniture, girlfriend, Home, Items, Left, mine, Parents, Three, Years
I was wondering about the legalities behind this, because I want to get it all out and she won’t remove it. Can we legally remove it now ourselves?
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You need proof that she won’t remove, eg. e-mail, witnesses etc. so if she TRIES to sue you, you have back up saying she wouldn’t remove it.
only if she abandoned the stuff after being told to remove it.
Yep. You have no obligation to keep it on your property if she won’t remove it.
Tell her she has a month to remove it, and set a very clear date. Tell her if she doesn’t remove it, you will either throw it away, keep it for yourself or sell it. Then hang up before she can back-chat you. That should get her to move it pretty sharpish.
I’m not a lawyer, but surely after three whole years, she’s sort of lost her right to the stuff? It’s not as if she’s your ex-wife and legally bound to the property or anything anyway.
You need to contact her and gve her formal notice that she must remove the goods or they will be removed or sold
Hmmm there needs to be more detail in this question. However, there would have to be some kind of legal binding document that states custody. This is too complicated of a case to answer online but there would have to be some sort of proof that those items were in her possession. (receipt w/e) Also other factors that would be taken into consideration include the actual value of the items. If it bothers u so much, take it to small claims court, but u prolly wont get anywhere.
—- C Y A —- try to get it in wrighting that she don’t want it and will not remove the items…
get this notarized . … or have a wetness to the fact she’s not caring of them anymore and could care less about them . sign a statement to the fact and notarized . —- OR—- if’n she wants it back and it’s still there… you got it ,,, you stole it !!! …
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personally I’d move it all out in the dark and burn it or dump it in a landfill !!!!
Firstly she would have to prove that they were her items and then you would have to prove that she had failed to removed them.
Every state has laws on the book on how to legally dispose of or assume ownership of abandoned property. You’d be smart to check your state’s statutes and follow them to protect yourself.