Evicition Laws & People's Personal Property

[summerrluvv]

I know that when a tenant gets evicted from a private home or an apartment in a private home the sheriff put's the stuff in storage, not out on the street. Apparently the law is different for apartment complexes? Maybe someone can clarify.

Anyway, someone got evicted from our complex or the one across the street, not quite sure which one. Anyway, the stuff was all placed on the street corner and there are tons of people picking through the stuff and taking it home with them!! There was a line of people waiting to get their chance to pick through it!!

This just makes me so sick. Someone got evicted because they obviously couldn't pay their bills and now they lose all of their personal possessions to some greedy jerks

 

[Skylarr29]

Wow, I don't know anything about the eviction laws but that is horrible. I can't believe the audacity of some people.

 

[TallyLassie]

When I was in college (many years ago) a guy in our complex was evicted and they put his stuff out by the street. He was standing out there with it trying to sell some of it. He looked really sad.

In the State of Florida the eviction process is pretty lengthly, landlords have to go through the court system, etc. So, it is not a surprise to the tenant. I think some people are just in denial or don't have any options.

 

[Castlebound]

It is a long process to evict someone in Missouri also. The person being evicted gets PLENTY of notice, as in several months sometimes over a year. A few weeks ago I saw someone getting evicted a few blocks from my house. Truthfully I felt bad for the landlord who has not been paid in months, and had to pay court cost to get the tentants out. Even worse by what I saw through the front door they will be spending a lot to fix the house back up.

 

[summerrluvv]

When I was in college (many years ago) a guy in our complex was evicted and they put his stuff out by the street. He was standing out there with it trying to sell some of it. He looked really sad.

In the State of Florida the eviction process is pretty lengthly, landlords have to go through the court system, etc. So, it is not a surprise to the tenant. I think some people are just in denial or don't have any options.

I think it has to go through the court everywhere, but sheesh that doesn't mean strangers off the street should be allowed to steal the items. The sheriff was there at one point but I guess he didn't care that people were basically stealing

I'm still confused as to how it works differently with private residences. I would think the law would apply to all types of rentals. The attorney at work wasn't sure why it was different either. Hmmmm

 

[Lewski709]

I worked for apartments in FL and people were evicted all the time. Most people skipped instead of going through the ENTIRE eviction process. If they waited and there stuff was on the nearest intersection corner, it was their own fault as they had PLENTY of notice (beyond 2 months). I was also the one in court standing there for the apartment community. Such fun. NOT!

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

wow only lowlifes would pick through someone elses stuff!! i know it's their fault for getting evicted, but that gives no one the right to get the stuff...

 

[TallyLassie]

I think it has to go through the court everywhere, but sheesh that doesn't mean strangers off the street should be allowed to steal the items. The sheriff was there at one point but I guess he didn't care that people were basically stealing

I wasn't advocating that it was OK for the people to steal, but just saying the the tenant had time to make arrangements to store their stuff. Not necessarily the resources, but they have plenty of time. The Florida laws address "Landlord and tenant" issues, doesn't matter if you live in an apartment or a house the laws are the same.

 

[Lewski709]

It's put out just like trash. Why do you care who takes it? Yes it's sad, but it's the way it works. If it was anything of great interest to them, they would have taken it or sold it before.

 

[summerrluvv]

It's put out just like trash. Why do you care who takes it? Yes it's sad, but it's the way it works. If it was anything of great interest to them, they would have taken it or sold it before.

Actually trash is put into the dumpsters, not in the street. Why do I care? Because I think it's wrong to take other people's items. Perhaps the people have been ill, in the hospital, overseas, had a death, etc. Who knows really, but I think it's wrong to throw stuff in the street and then have people pick through it like vultures.

 

[tmt martins]

Here in Baltimore they can't block the sidewalks so they just put it in the streets.Thats rental homes ,complexes and all.It does take a while to get them out and yes they do know and have time but like other have said it not a very good sight to see someone so down that they can't even care for their belongings.

 

[N.Bailey]

I'm far from an expert, but aren't the laws different if children live on the premises? I know the law in PA has changed some thru the years to favor the landlord more than before, but to be honest, I have no clue what they are.

I do think it's sad that people are out taking their personal property. Around our area, 2 times a year we're allowed to put bigger things out to throw away. Usually, as you take it out, you have people outside loading it up as fast as you take it out. If the people are scavenging like they do for junks days around here, this poor family will be wiped out in a few short hours IF it takes that long.

 

[dcgrumpy]

I've never known that they had to put people's things in storage. I've seen entire contents of homes out on the curb before.

 

[Lewski709]

It's put out like trash. I don't put my trash in a dumpster, just out at the curb on Mondays. There are dumpster divers too, are they wrong for digging in trash?

Being overseas is a reason to not pay rent? You've got funds to go abroad, but not pay for the roof over your head?

The problem is generally poor financing/budgeting in 95% of the situations. I would pay for my home before anything else. You have to have a place to live. Not to mention, if I were ill I would certainly contact the landlord to see if arrangements could be made to make good faith payments. Wouldn't you? These people we evicted generally paid nada for 2 months and made no contact. Why should my problem be someone elses problem?

Oh and I think I said this before and I'll say it again, if their stuff was important enough to them...they'd had moved it or sold it.

 

[HERSEY]

I've never heard of the them putting things in storage. That could be very expensive. It's also illegal to take the persons belongings from the street. I have no idea how they would inforce that though. It shouldn't be a surprise when the sheriff comes though.

 

[Lewski709]

It's put out like trash. I don't put my trash in a dumpster, just out at the curb on Mondays. There are dumpster divers too, are they wrong for digging in trash?

Being overseas is a reason to not pay rent? You've got funds to go abroad, but not pay for the roof over your head? A death? An illness, sure I can go with that one but surely you wouldn't want to be someone elses problem.

The problem is generally poor financing/budgeting in 95% of the situations. I would pay for my home before anything else. You have to have a place to live. Not to mention, if I were ill I would certainly contact the landlord to see if arrangements could be made to make good faith payments. Wouldn't you? These people we evicted generally paid nada for 2 months and made no contact.

Oh and I think I said this before and I'll say it again, if their stuff was important enough to them...they'd had moved it or sold it.

 

[Poohlovr]

Here in Ky, it doesn't matter what type of domicile you live in--if the sherriffs dept has to evict you, all of your belongings go out into the street.

My DH used to work on the sherriffs dept, before he joined the police dept and he workind in the evictions unit.

They did it everyday.

 

[summerrluvv]

It's put out like trash. I don't put my trash in a dumpster, just out at the curb on Mondays. There are dumpster divers too, are they wrong for digging in trash?

Being overseas is a reason to not pay rent? You've got funds to go abroad, but not pay for the roof over your head? A death? An illness, sure I can go with that one but surely you wouldn't want to be someone elses problem.

The problem is generally poor financing/budgeting in 95% of the situations. I would pay for my home before anything else. You have to have a place to live. Not to mention, if I were ill I would certainly contact the landlord to see if arrangements could be made to make good faith payments. Wouldn't you? These people we evicted generally paid nada for 2 months and made no contact.

Oh and I think I said this before and I'll say it again, if their stuff was important enough to them...they'd had moved it or sold it.

No it wasn't put out like trash. If it's IN the actual garbage that's different. We don't have "curbside" trash here, just dumpsters, many of them. The items were put on the grassy median next to the road.

I don't know the circumstances, I live in an upscale development and the rent is pretty expensive so perhaps they didn't budget well, who knows. IMO it's not right to take someone else's property. I guess we will just have to agree to disagree.

 

[summerrluvv]

I've never known that they had to put people's things in storage. I've seen entire contents of homes out on the curb before.

The law office I work in deals with LL/Tenant matters (private homes and apartments) and the tenants items must be put into storage by the sheriff's department upon expiration of the 72 hour notice. I'm not sure how it works after that..maybe the tenant pays the storage fee to get the property back (like an impounded car) and it eventually goes to auction if not claimed maybe?

 

[Lewski709]

Ok...so, you don't think 2 months of free rent and storage is enough. How long should they wait to discard the persons property? What should they do with the stuff if they shouldn't discard it? If you suggest storage, who should pay for the storage? Should a landlord add additional costs to rent for the rest of the renters to cover for the possibility of this type of thing happening once a month?

The apts I worked at had brand new one bedrooms started at $430 and went to 3 bedrooms up to $875. The first apartment I lived in was $650/mo and it was a one bedroom. :O That was 12yrs ago on Kirkman Rd in Orlando.