Legal Question in Family Law in Tennessee

Re: someone else's personal property

There is no specific time you "have to keep babysitting his things." At the same time you should make an effort to be reasonable and fair, even if you right now are upset with him and would like to strangle him.

If you have an address where you can reach him, such as an employer or a family member or a friend, write him and tell him you want to resolve the issue of his belongings and do so in short order, such as within 10 days. Make clear that you will be happy to accommodate him so he can get his things, but that if he does not do so by the date you list, or he has not contacted you to set up an agreed time for him to get his belongings, you will assume that he has abandoned his stuff and will either set it out to the street with the trash or will take possession of it yourself for your own use and will not later allow him to have it back.

But at all turns be more than fair, document what you send him or say to him (keeping copies of anything you send), include reasonable dates by which things need to be done, and then do what you said you were going to do if he fails to comply with the deadlines you set.