How long would you keep another persons belongings at your home?

I think that if the person lived with you then legally there is a time limit for them to retrieve their stuff and it isn't much time....2 weeks maybe? I could be off on that but it isn't long and after that unless you have a prior agreement...it is yours to keep or sell. If this person were a friend, I'd contact them and tell them that I do not have the space to store their belongings and give them a time frame to come and get them. If I could not contact them , I would say that 4 months is more than enough time. If I had the space, I'd store it just because but if it was in my way, I'd get rid of it either by selling it or tossing it. If they came back later for it...oh well. I would first do all I could to contact the person. you are not a storage unit. People pay for those and they lose their things if they do not pay.

We have a friend that leaves his stuff here all the time, but its stuff like fishing equipment, or his hunting stuff, he and my husband fish and hunt together all the time. He doesn't really have his own place, he's a truck driver so he's always just in his truck, so he leaves his things here all the time, and they get in the way, we already have enough things here that belong to us, we don't need anymore. My husband tells him all the time, well your so and so is at the house, anytime you want to come get it you can, but it goes in one ear and out the other. I think it shows disrespect, he acts like we're his storage place or something, he's here all the time, but he won't take anything with him when he leaves, he just says I'll get it later..uh. I don't know what to do, if we come out and just tell him to take his stuff home, he'll get offended, and he's my husband's best friend, and he won't see him for a month or so, he's a weird guy anyway.

Hi cream97, I will keep it in my house for one year then I would throw them out. Tamara

It depends. If I didn't know them very well I would probably give them a month at the most. If they were good friends of mine probably for as long as they needed me to. Whether they were good friends or not and their stuff was at my place for any length of time without them calling to talk or come for a visit then I would figure that they were just using me and didn't really care about my friendhsip at all. They're just using me for a place to stash their stuff rather than pay for storage. If they were my friends they would at least call to say hello. I don't think your friend is showing you any respect at all, sweetie and I would call them once to tell them to come and pick up their stuff and that they have until such and such a date and if they didn't pick it up by then I would plan on giving it to a Salvation Army or Goodwill. It's so important to set boundaries and it's so sad that people can't be more respectful. I hope everything works out for you. Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija

i have a friend & we used to be housemates. when she left the house it was also the time that we moved to a different apartment. she never asked us to get it but as a friendly gesture & we put all her things in a box & made a space in our new place. it would be rude if we just leave it behind which definitely other people would be interested to. it was more than 4 months that it stayed in our place & during this time i have long been telling her to pick her stuff until one time i was the one who got tired of telling her the need to get her stuff. after how many months she was able to get her stuff. right now she missed getting two stuff which i still remind her off everytime we chat but since she's in a different place now she won't be able to get it. so well the handy iron & her shoes is there in the cabinet waiting for her to get it.

I put all the things on an ibay and after that send to my friend a link with the ofert

Yes I would definitely call them and tell them straight away that they should get their things because we cannot keep them stocked in the house anymore. I would ask them to pick it up on that weekend or earlier if possible. I will tell them that I need the space and if they don't get picked I will hand them away to people who can use them.

I would call the person and remind them that their stuff is at your house. They may have forgotten where they left it all. It also depends on the person. If the person is just using your house as a storage unit, then I would inform them of a deadline for retrieving their stuff before selling it on ebay or throwing their stuff away. I would just let them know I was cleaning house and found their stuff. Would they like to have it??

I would call them and if they do not need it anymore, I would seek their permission to discard them. If they still want it, I would have them to come and collect it before spring cleaning. I would keep until spring cleaning where the abandoned belongings will go to the bins directly and automatically without further notice.

i'd give them one last call and donate them. if they really wanted the stuff they'd at least make an attempt somehow to contact you.

If they made no formal arrangements for me to store the items for them, I would call them to ask their intentions. If they did not return my call I would leave a message saying that I have these items and will give them until a certain day to pick up or arrange pick up. After that day I will let them know that I will donate the stuff to charity.

Call them and give them a date of when they need to have them picked up by. If they don't get them by that date get rid of them.

I dont know. Well if you do come to know anything about this. Please do let me know about the situation and how to handle it becasue i have a guitar left at my place by a friend. and suprisly its been like 6-7 months and he hasnt picked it up back yet. We meet everyday but then he just doesnt take out the conversation about the guitar. At time he tells me that ohh i have to pick up that guitar i left some time back but this hapepened like 4 months back. Now aht to do? Is he expecting anything out of me or anything like that?? Well i hope so not !! I am really confused. Do let me know aht you feel about my situation also. I am really sorry i cant help you with yours Anyways happy mylotting

I would definitely call the person, because I have enough clutter and I do not need someone else to add to it. Even if my boyfriend leaves something in my room, I call him the next day, because I hate everything being all over the place in my room.

i will call them earlier. if they leave the things for so long. it may be they will not come soon to collect. Or may be they are just taking advantage and using my house as dumping place

hello cream97, I think four months of waiting for the person to get his/her belongings is too long for me. If I informed him/her and still did not get it that means he/she no longer needs them. Then it's time for me to give it to somebody else who are in need with it. And if he/she told me to keep it for another month or so and did not get after that, then I will donate it just the same. Think I have done my part so have no fault anymore. But if I happen to go to their place, I can bring her/his belongings to him/her so there will be no things stock in my house anymore. I need space too.

This kind of situation happened to me, 2 years ago with our hired help. We treated her well. There was no problem whatsoever with her salary. She was even treated as one of the family. But we didn't realize, that we were taking care of someone who can be likened to a snake. Despite the fact that we treated her well, just the same she betrayed us. She told us, one day, that she'll just be visiting a friend on her day off. So, off she went. Then she never came back and just left all of her stuff. My husband and I were so worried that day, thinking of the worst thing that had happened to her. We kept calling her cellphone but she kept turning it off. The next day, she just sent us a text message telling that she has decided to leave us...just like that. I asked her why she just disappeared that way, but all she said was that she wanted to get married. So, we respected her decision and her unreasonable action. And I asked her when will she come back to retrieve her stuff. She said it will take her 2 weeks. But those 2 weeks turned into 6 months. And during those months, I kept calling her and sending her text messages, reminding her of her stuff. But all she did was to either ignore my messages and turn off her cellphone whenever I try to call her. I reached the point when I've decided that her stuff needs to go. So, I sent her a last text message, telling her that I'm going to wait another week for her to come back and get her stuff. Or else....I'm going to give them all away to charity. And still, there was no response from her. When the week was up, I bid goodbye to all of her things. Two months after I gave away her stuff, her mother suddenly came to our house... ready to get her stuff. When I told her that I've given them away already, mother and daughter even had the nerve to get mad at me. Telling me that I was an inconsiderate person. So, I reminded them that I did my part in reminding her in all of those 6 months to get her stuff back. They should be even thankful that I even took the time and patience to carefully pack her things in a way that it won't get moldy. I told the mother if she wants to blame someone, she should blame her daughter who never cared that her stuff were waiting at our house for 6 months.It's as if her daughter even expected me to take care of her things. When she never even bothered to give me or my husband an ounce of respect!

I guess I would give them a call and remind them that it is there. It may have slipped their mind. Hopefully that would get them to come over and get it or at least give you a time frame of when they will come and get it. If they don't respond and it is taking up significant space in your home you should give them a time frame as when it needs to be removed, or you will be forced to dispose of it or donate it. As long as you give them a couple of warnings and a time frame, and they don't pick it up posession is 9/10 of the law, and you have the right to do as you wish with it. Document all phone calls and conversations though.

Call them and tell them that you are having a garage sale and their stuff is included unless they come and get it. That would motivate anyone.

4 moths is too long for me.in that case looks like not interested anymore. so next time i will put in a rubbish and if they come and pick the things up tell them that it was too long for you to wait not even calls or a word for it.