Right to remove an adult child’s belongings after being kicked out
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Right to remove an adult child’s belongings after being kicked out
If your adult child (24) who did not pay any rent, is kicked out of your home, and has not retrieved his belongings after 2 months despite dozens of requests to remove his property, is it considered abandoned? If so, what can I do with all of those things?
Asked on May 17, 2009 under Real Estate Law, Massachusetts
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
To be safe, you can follow the procedure that is used in the regular landlord-tenant eviction process. I am not a Massachusetts attorney, but the gist of it, as far as the person's belongs are concerned, is that you give 48 hours' written notice of the name, address and telephone number of the warehouse where the property will be stored. After six months, the warehouse can sell the property at auction to pay the storage costs.
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