Can I throw away the property of an ex-girlfriend who once lived with me?
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Can I throw away the property of an ex-girlfriend who once lived with me?
I had a girlfriend living with me in an apartment for approximately 1 year. She was not on the lease with the apartment complex. I was also married during this time, but had been separated for close to 2 years. The girlfriend and I broke up, and she moved out of state. She left half a garage full of her property and said she would send her friend to pick it up. It has been over a year and neither she or her friend has come to collect the property and I want it all gone. What steps do I need to take to get rid of the property?
Asked on November 10, 2011 under Real Estate Law, Texas
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you want the articles left behind by your former girlfriend removed, you need to do the following:
1. write her a letter sent certified mail, return receipt requested requesting that she pick up the items by a certain date.
2. if she fails to do so, and if the items in your option are worth less than $300.00, you can dispose of them anyway you wish.
3. if they are worth more than $300.00 in your opinion, you take the items to an off site storage center and place the lease in your former girlfriend's name. Send her a letter certified mail return receipt advising her where the items are. If she does not pay for the rent of the items, the storage company will auction off the items to pay the unpaid rent.
Good luck.
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