Q: What can you do if items are not removed after land lease ends?
My mom had a land and pasture lease that terminated end of February with a gentleman. He was notified in December that his lease would end February 28th. He still has a couple items remaining on the land. One is a heavy feeder inside the pasture where the next lessee is putting cattle. We asked him at the end of March if he still wanted the items and he said he did. At the end of April we texted him to say that he has a week to remove the items or they would be removed and given to whoever moves them (not really meaning it but just trying to get him to move his stuff). We got no answer. What can my mom do at this point? Are there so many days if items are left on your property that you can just dispose of it or even give it to whoever will come and get it?
A:
No competent lawyer would ever advise you to send important warning messages like this using a text message.
If you and your mom are serious about removing the unwanted personal property from your mom's land without being sued for conversion, your are advised to draft a professional looking warning letter to the owner of the personal property and send it to them by certified snail mail so you can prove the owner got the warning letter.
If the owner fails to respond within a reasonable period of time, HIRE an lawyer to help you from there on out.
A: Hire a lawyer to put him on notice to pick up his property or lose it.
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