At 10 am, I met the court bailiff (an armed ex-police officer) at my apartment building for the setout of one of the deadbeat tenants I inherited with the building. The tenant was not there, but his deadbeat friend was asleep in the apartment. He was NOT happy to find out that he was being thrown out. Moreover, this was the only place he had to live, so he had to go to the homeless shelter in lieu of being outside in freezing weather. He has been nothing but trouble since I've had the building and I didn't feel the least bit sorry for him.
Fortunately, there wasn't too much stuff in the apartment and it only took me about one hour to put it all outside. I'll pick it all up tomorrow and haul it to the dump. Having a setout is very good for business, because it lets the rest of the tenants see what happens when you don't pay the rent. They will all see the tenant's stuff sitting out in the snow and they'll see it all hauled to the dump tomorrow. That's a good lesson for them to learn! This lesson will be even more impressive because the setout for the next tenant is next Tuesday!!!
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Aren't their laws about what to do with the tenants stuff? Can you just haul it off to the dump without having to keep it for so many days?
Yes, there are laws and rules. In my jurisdiction, the stuff is put out on the curb for 24 hours (to give the deadbeats time to take their property) and then is taken to the dump! Obviously, this can be quite different in other states.
Mike
In Tennessee the law states that we need to keep it in storage for 30 days and if they don't pick it up than we can sell it (if is worth anything!) anything over the balance due goes back to the tenant. Seems ridiculous, but it's the law here.
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