Q: A friend moved in with for a few months and moved out . But want come and get her things. What can I do to move it out?
She was only supposed to be here for a few months to save her money to get her an apartment. She moved 3weeks ago and refused to came and get her thing. We had no legal agreement in just one friend helping another friend out. Now refuses to move any of her things out she told me I have to keep them in storage for her?
A: You don't say if you were her "landlord" or if both of you had a third person who was your landlord. Either way, you likely can declare her property abandoned and follow the procedures specified in ORS 90.425. Essentially you have to mail her a letter notifying her you consider the property abandoned and giving her 8 days from the date you mail it to contact you to make an appointment to come collect her property. She then has another 15 days after she first contacts you to actually come remove the property. After that, or if she fails to contact you within the 8 days, you are free to dispose of the property however you wish - give it to Goodwill; give it to friends; throw it out; etc. You may not, however, keep anything for yourself. There are specific requirements as to what the letter has to say; you need to determine whether you reasonably believe the property to be worth over $1,000 in the aggregate; other requirements apply if she left anything that is Titled (car, boat, etc.) and other details. So you may wish to review it all with a local landlord-tenant attorney but yes, you can get rid of her property as long as you jump through the right hoops. Good luck.
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