Re: Nonpaying persons leaving personal property

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In most states, the worst that could happen to you if you
simply took the personal property for yourself is the person
could bring a civil suit against you, which of course would be
extremely unlikely. That being said, you always want to have
yourself covered legally, so I recommend signing something in
writing (like a lease agreement) with anyone who might be
using a property of yours for storage.
Good luck!
BD

On 5/19/08, donna wrote:
> If a nonpaying person leaves property (baskets, kitchen
> items, canned goods etc) on my property for a 1 1/2 years
> with no intention of picking up and removing the items,
> what are my rights to this property? These items are
> considered to be business items left by a step-child. She
> has not claimed these items for 17 mos. Do I have the
> right to use or dispose of these items as I see fit?
> Located in the state of Georgia.

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