Being a Sacramento landlord means you have to sometimes deal with tenants who don't leave your unit in the same condition as you rented it.
We get questions all the time at our Sacramento Real Estate Investment Club meetings about what to do when a tenant leaves their stuff behind. Many folks would just classify it as junk and throw it away! But you have to be careful because if that "junk" is valued over $300, you are responsible to store the items for 18 days for the tenant so they have an opportunity to pick them up.
This holds us up many of our team's bank owned listings!
As you can see in this picture, it's not always easy to determine the value of their junk. This is a bank owned home in Elk Grove that required the owner to be evicted. They obviously did not leave it in the greatest condition.
The banks are conservative and don't want to deal with disputes over the value of items left. To be safe, they usually require us to store the items (in the house) for the 18 day waiting period. That way we make sure there are no more issues with the previous owner. It just means we have to waiting 18 more days to get the home on the market.
Here is one example offered by Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP, a firm specializing in tenant law....
Question: Our tenant moved, but left items in a locked shed on the premises. We have left messages for him to give us the key and remove the items, but he has not responded. What should we do?
Answer: If you have taken back possession of the unit, you should send him a notice of belief of abandonment of personal property. If the property is more than $300 in value, you must sell it through a public sale if not claimed within 18 days of the notice. If it is worth less than $300, you can dispose of it if not claimed within the 18 days.
If you find you are in this position with one of your Sacramento investment properties, check out the Rental Housing Association to get the forms you need.
For legal advice... Call Calvin Clements with Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP at (916) 714-6611!
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