Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Washington
Storage of a person's personal property
Individual is going to jail for four months and asked me to store personal property for her. We had a dispute before she went to jail and I asked her to come and get her property. She came to my residence and removed only a portion of her property. How long do I have to keep her property? Do I have to give her notice if I am going to dispose of her property? How much notice?
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Re: Storage of a person's personal property
Involuntary bailment is never what you wanted.
Based only on what you provided here, I would strongly recommend that you write her a letter in jail, tell her exactly what you expect to have happen with her remaining stuff that you still have, and tell her that she has at least two weeks after she gets out to get her stuff from you.
Remember when you write her that a judge may eventually be reading your letter, so be courteous and reasonable.
There is no point in sending the letter certified. You would do better to hand-deliver it and get a receipt to show you sent it.
Hope that helps. Elizabeth Powell
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