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    Default Re: My Tenant Left a Ton of Stuff when He Moved Out. Now What

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    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: MN


    My tenant left a *mountain* of his garbage when he moved out. Furniture, kitchen stuff, bedroom stuff, actual garbage, you name it.

    Now... if I rent a truck and make trips to the dump.. waste my time and money...... can I take him to court to get reimbursed?

    There was no first month/last month/deposit of any kind. What do you think.
    Why in the world did you rent to someone without getting a security deposit?

    In any case, of course you can sue him...and you would likely win. However, the courts won't help you collect the judgement from him and it can be challenging to collect from someone if they are determined not to pay.

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    Default Re: My Tenant Left a Ton of Stuff when He Moved Out. Now What

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    In any case, of course you can sue him...and you would likely win.
    Not so fast. The landlord may have to pay for the property if not disposed of according to the Minnesota tenant-landlord statutes.



    Subdivision 1. Abandoned property.  (a) If a tenant abandons rented premises, the landlord may take possession of the tenant's personal property remaining on the premises, and shall store and care for the property.  The landlord has a claim against the tenant for reasonable costs and expenses incurred in removing the tenant's property and in storing and caring for the property.


    (b) The landlord may sell or otherwise dispose of the property 28 days after the landlord receives actual notice of the abandonment, or 28 days after it reasonably appears to the landlord that the tenant has abandoned the premises, whichever occurs last.


    (c) The landlord may apply a reasonable amount of the proceeds of a sale to the removal, care, and storage costs and expenses or to any claims authorized pursuant to section 504B.178, subdivision 3 , paragraphs (a) and (b).  Any remaining proceeds of any sale shall be paid to the tenant upon written demand.


    (d) Prior to a sale, the landlord shall make reasonable efforts to notify the tenant of the sale at least 14 days prior to the sale, by personal service in writing or sending written notification of the sale by first class and certified mail to the tenant's last known address or usual place of abode, if known by the landlord, and by posting notice of the sale in a conspicuous place on the premises at least two weeks prior to the sale.  If notification by mail is used, the 14-day period shall be deemed to start on the day the notices are deposited in the United States mail.
    Keep reading:
    https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/propert...-504b-271.html

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