Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

Re: abandoned property

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Normally, a garage sale is cash and carry. There is no law on how long you have to hold stuff on items that were paid for but never picked up. It has certainly been a reasonable period of time since the sale in October until now, thus I believe you would be justified in discarding these items when you move.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.

Re: abandoned property

Can you contact him? If so, let him know you are moving and the items need to be picked up. Sounds like he has abandoned the property, but I would try to get in touch with him to make sure. In my judgment, you would not need to take the items with you when you move -- unless your agreement with him contained any obligation to preserve the items.