How long should you store items for an x friend?

drop them at his front door

The guy left the state but has relatives here.

Go give it to them, and just say that he refuses to take them and you want them to go where he can get them

I agree with amandaafoote.

Are the items of value, like a laptop or camera? If he isn’t asking you for them back then the chances are he may have forgotten or doesn’t care.

Accidental loss or disposal due to abandonment are not in breach of your duty of care in the UK, I’m not sure about the US.

Write a formal letter, make a copy and wait a short period of time. If you don’t get a timely response, get rid of it.
What kind of stuff are we talking?

@peedub: sounds expensive?

Maybe. That’s why I’m wondering what kind of stuff. I also wonder how long the ‘stuff’ had been there. Is it two weeks or one year?

what are the items anyway? Anything good? :)

The items were a bunch of neon from his old retail store. I recall him claiming once that it was worth $4,500. but that is debatable. However, regardless of the actual cost in which I dont care, I dont want it and dont want to be responsible for it. I was only temporarily storing it for him when he sold his house. I have had it for a few months now. It was about after 3 weeks of us not speaking that I had attempted to call him and told him to pick it up. This was a week ago now. No response. He would sooner try and collect the money after he determines enough time has passed and that I most likely threw it out and or sold it.

Neon signs? I’ll gladly take those off your hands.

Drop a letter in the mailbox and give him a week or so.

Why are you not friends anymore? If you don’t mind me asking, sorry, I’m just very curious because this has happened to me before (ex roomate never picked up all of her stuff because she owed me money for things she stole from my grandparents house on thanksgiving)

Send him a certified letter that he has to sign for, and inform him that he or his agent has 30 days from the receipt of the letter to pick up or dispose of his belongings. Wait the thirty days. then if nothing happens, go to one of those self storage places that give you the first month’s rent for a dollar, and move his things there. Then mail him the key to the unit. that way he can’t say you have disposed of his stuff or sold it. If he has the key, to the unit, it’s up to him to find someone to move it, or continue paying the storage fee. That ought to cover you with any legalities. ( But I am only guessing. You may want to call an attorney to double check on this.)

You can’t just rent a storage unit for $1, they are going to want a creditcard so they can bill you once the first month is over, just like you can’t rent a apartment for just one month when they advertise that the first month is free. Duh.
what you need to do is call or go to your local police department and ask them what your state laws are on the matter. They will tell you the best thing to do so you can protect yourself from being sued by the ex friend later. They may even allow you to make a report about it, that would be all the proof you need if he takes you to court.
: )

Yes you can. I’ve done it several times. Duh. It’s a great way to put a bad roomate out. If you call the cops, they will probably tell you it’s a civil matter, and are not likely to give much advice. But making an information report with them may work.

publicstorage.com
Pricing Information:
Monthly rent:$52.00Special offer discount – first month’s rent is just $1.00—$51.00First month’s rent:$1.00One time administrative fee:$22.00Total cost to move in:$23.00

so really its $23 not just $1 .
and you can ask the police, i know, i have done it before. why not ask them? god knows they really don’t do anything else….

Giving me the neon signs would be much less hassle

@cheebdragon apperently the prices in your area are different than in mine. I used Public Storage. It still is only a dollar for the first month. No credit card , no service fee. Either that, or you didn’t read all the options available. But arguing with you is not helping the asker so we will just have to call this one a draw.

http://www.publicstorage.com/estimate/ssEstimateResults.aspx

First month just
$1.00
and only $53.00 per month thereafter

Guarantee this price:

No credit card required Public Storage
805 E Main Street
Bridgewater, NJ 08807–3393

(13.2 miles away) map location info
Special Offer:
» Pay just $1 for the first month
» Best Value Unit!
» Must move-in within 7 days

I will pay for shipping of coarse. Tell me when you need my address.

WOW! That’s funny because just now when I checked the prices on their website for the zipcode you claim offers the units for $1 ( 08807) it said that the TOTAL PRICE was $23 Because of the $22 one time administration fee! You didn’t copy and paste the entire thing. DUH.

I didn’t copy an paste the entire page because I included a link to it So I wouldn’t waste any more space on this. I rented a unit at Public Storage, and on 3 separate occasions I paid $1.00 and nothing more. Believe it or don’t. I really could care less. Once again arguing with you here does nothing to help anyone, especially the asker.

This has become childish and I will not participate in a tug of war with you over something so stupid any longer.

Your link doesn’t work, it takes you to the site but not to the pricing info page.
I posted all the price info and my post was still shorter than yours, so whatever.
I was born at night but not last night, you and I both know you only posted the parts that you wanted to post and not the true cost.
If you don’t care if anyone believes you then why did you even bother to respond with excuses.