Q: husband (now legal ex) left as a result of being called out on drug use and still has not collected his personal stuff
I am going to be moving, hopefully in the next 30 days or so, and his things are still here after continued attempts to have him collect – I have multiple messages that are ignored, some that are saying he will come soon, some saying he doesn’t want any of it. I mentioned to him that at some point it would be considered abandonment and he never responded.
he has been off the lease since Feb. I posted a couple things on Facebook Marketplace and he has gotten wind of it and has asked me how I could do that, but has not mentioned anything about finding time to come collect. I did get with him mom about a couple of personal items that were his late father’s that I still had and she has finally picked those items up, since I first boxed them up in December!!! Anyway, any sentimental items have been collected (and will be returned should anything else come up) but I am not going to let his things just sit there when I go to move out – hell, he didn’t pay rent for the last 8 months w
A: Put all of his belongings in a storage unit in his name. Pay for one month of storage. Mail him the key and storage contract by certified mail and keep a copy. This should protect you from damages for wasting his property.
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