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    Default How Long Do You Need to Keep Your Ex's Stuff at Your House

    My question involves a marriage in the state of: Pennsylvania

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    Divorce finalized: April 2015
    He moved out: April 2014

    He signed a quit claim and I paid him half equity in the house, the house has been fully mine since May 2014

    The division of property document stated that he had 180 days to vacate the premises. He is/was a mechanic and there are tons of car parts around the house (garage, and 3 sheds) and 1 car (I don't have keys or title for it). 3 1/2 years after he moved out he still has not collected his items. I am trying to get my house ready to sell, which means I need to get rid of these items. These are not items that are easily delivered to his house, or stored under the stairs. Some of them aren't even easy to slide across a floor (think engines and transmissions).

    How long, legally, do I need to continue to keep these items. They are keeping me from being able to put my house up for sale.

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    Default Re: How Long Do You Need to Keep Your Ex's Stuff at Your House

    Consider having your divorce judgment reviewed by a divorce lawyer to see if you have a plausible argument that property left after that initial 180 day period was abandoned, and became yours to do with as you wish. You can ask the lawyer about sending him a letter (or having the lawyer send him a letter) with a clear deadline by which the property is to be removed. The lawyer can advise you as to whether you would be at any legal risk, given the content of your divorce judgment, if you sold or discarded the remaining property -- whether immediately or at the conclusion of the notice period.

    If your lawyer is of the opinion that your ex- still holds property rights, despite having failed to collect the property for three years after the conclusion of the 180 day window, and your ex- doesn't remove the property upon reasonable notice or you want to act more expeditiously, then you can discuss the possibility of bringing a motion in court to have the property deemed abandoned.

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