His Stuff Has Gotta Go!

hi...and my first post.

heres the situation...and it is real and currently happening.


on a recent purchase of a house and settlement within the past week, one of the former owners has left a good deal of property both inside and outside the house. the sale of the house was predicated upon a split/separation of the former owners and am assuming pending divorce. this scenario is taking place in montgomery county, maryland. my question is how does one get the former owner to come get his *stuff* after repeated inquiries to him, and what legal recourse does one have under the law here? he has been asked repeatedly, and has never shown even after an arranged time was set by all involved. most of his *stuff* is furniture related and one item has been taken to the rear yard from inside the house to make room for the new owners possessions. he also has a vehicle, which is registered on the parking pad on this property.

i know what i want to do but there is more to this...

thanks for spending the time on this and am looking forward to replies,

dn

You will want to go to your local courthouse or law library to find out specific state procedures. In some states you must notify the owner of the property that they have a specific amount of time to remove their stuff otherwise you are able to get rid of it. Other states may require you to hold stuff up for public auction and return sales to the owner.

Prudence,

thanks for addressing this ...i will look into it. btw, what do you mean with reference to "and return sales to the owner"?

dn

Some states require that after you have a public auction for the property you must return the money you obtained from the auction to the person who's property you sold.

Prudence,

a little update ... former owner has been notified via certified mail that hi stuff is still on property. he has come to get some of it, and promises to be back next week for more/rest of it. the car is gone...he had it towed.

however, what may happen if he does not respond to the certified mail or refuses possibly to go to the post office to sign for it?

not looking for any monetary gain or interest in his stuff...thanks.

dn