Old roomate's possessions, what do?

[NynJa]

Backstory:
I'm the only one on the lease, I moved here mid-Dec with my gf and 2 of her friends (some of you may have heard of this). In Jan I kicked one out because she wouldnt stop fucking partying, and it was getting out of hand...her friends would eat all the food, they had no respect for anyone else, she kept leaving a mess all over the apt...I had to step in before the landlord did, and since I was the only one on the lease (18+), I dont think they gave a fuck. Before this, she asked me if one of her friends could stay, they had no place to go, were kicked out of their house, etc. I said fine, for a week, no more. A week turned into 2 1/2 months, where this fucking mooch did nothing, jobless, no school, NOTHING. A fucking loser who did drugs all day long, playing my xbox. I kept asking for money, and I was told "I'm trying to call my uncle, I'm trying to get a job", which I figured was bullshit, but whatever. My attempts to kick his ass out were met by my gf and other roomate bitching at me for being heartless because he had "no place to go". I'll come back to this retard later.

The other roomate had shit backwards. She didnt make much money, and was paying a portion of her paycheck to rent, I generally got it at the end of the month, as such I was fronting cash to meet at the start of the month. Around mid-Feb, I was bitching to my gf about how I'm running low on cash because I'm constantly fronting cash, because I'm constantly eating fast food unable to buy groceries because these fucking losers get high and eat our shit. These losers are such fucking bums, I showed the roommate the gas bill, which split to SIX FUCKING DOLLARS, and she complained how she only balanced money for rent...but later that night I found out she was asking someone to buy her alcohol and she had 10$. Needless to say, I was rather pissed, but my gf calmed me down saying she had talked to her, and she may be moving out to her bf's place. We discussed things, I told her its probably best for her to go the cheaper alternative, especially if she's only pulling in 500$ monthly while balancing school, and that she can move whatever she wants and I'll just store her stuff in the spare room for a bit till everything settles.


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It took them two weeks, but they were out March 7. 3 days later, me and my gf bought a dog, and things get interesting. The day the roomate left, she left a couple things behind, bags of clothes, as they traveled by bus...me and my gf were working that day, and they never told us they were moving, I only noticed when I went to take a shit and the cat's litterbox was gone. I called the roomate, she got back to me like 5 hrs later. She said she'd pick up the rest when she gets paid and can afford a cab. MY GOOD NATURE said I'll help her bring it, since I have a car, and tell her when its convenient for me. Wednesday rolls around, the day I bought the dog, her bf and the mooching loser come by to pick up the remaining bags. They notice we have a pet...all seems well, I bring the bags to her bf's place, and head home. A couple days later, the following information comes out:
1-the mooching loser, who the roomate and bf were supporting, who made it sound like his uncle is james bond and impossible to reach, lives 2 minutes from where I work, and could have been easily reached.
2-her bf 'borrowed' 40 bucks from me back in early January, never paid it back, was always "I'm working on it"
3-the ex-roomie owes me 82$, from the week she stayed in march, as well as the appliances unpaid (hydro, gas)...on top of the fact I'm storing all of her shit.
4-They talked shit about myself and my gf, calling us disgusting for buying the dog after we complained about monetary issues. The dog was entirely, and partially foolishly, paid to my visa, which is something these bums probably dont know what is.
5-They never returned their key, which would have been an epic problem if my friends dad werent a locksmith

I havent heard from any of them since the 10th of March, nor do I expect to, but I still have this junk in the spare room. Can I just toss this shit out the window and forget about it? Me and my gf have plans to use the spare room, so I can keep my pc and the bed in seperate rooms.


tl;dr:
roomate left, have possessions, what do?

[Qalbert]

sell it

[Fistandantilus]

Is there any good loot?

[Tsuko_Asura]

You're still with that cunt?

[Chun Liroy]

lol canada

[vagus]

Pics of ex-roomy. Try to contact ex-roomie one time. If no decision. then CL the shit.

[The_OG_Nelta]

Sell/ burn for warmth, etc etc. Or if they ever do try to ask for it back, tell them they owe you money, if its worth something to them, i'm sure they will pay up.

[NynJa]

nothings worth money. An old ass tv, stained uncomfortable matress, and some disgusting furniture.

You're still with that cunt?

She's usually good, though lately she's developed some attitude problems towards me, period must be coming up. Her friends are generally cunts.


Dont have pics of them, trust me you dont want anyways.

[Pharaun]

Wait until the next time the power goes out, then start a bonfire in the middle of the street. If it's good enough for Seattle, it's good enough for Canada.

Really though, CL anything you think you can get some cash for it, and toss/burn the rest.

[NynJa]

I was somewhat worried about facing reprucussions after I said it was ok to hold onto for a bit..but I guess that kinda annuled itself over the course of their actions (shit talk, owe money, etc etc)?

Theres also no proof they ever lived here >.>

[Pirian]

Sell it for the money they owe you. No, really. When they moved out they basically gave up rights to the shit they left behind. The owner of the place would do the same thing to your stuff if you left shit when moving out.

If they come back asking for it tell them you're sorry but you don't have it anymore. I wouldn't mention that you sold it, but that isn't their business anyways.

[Pharaun]

Did you ever set a time frame for how long you would hold onto their stuff? If you didn't then it's up to your discretion, but to be somewhat nice about I'd try to call and leave a message saying "pick it up by Saturday(or whenever you want) or I'm trashing it."

[Correction]

They can't do shit to you, call the garbage company and have it all picked up. If they threaten you take them to small claims court for the money they owe you.

[Knyghtmayre]

Your philanthropy was met with shit-talking, who the hell cares about "doing the right thing" whenever you've done more than right by them thus far and all they've done is be worthless morons by your own admission. Do yourself a favor and sell it, throw it out the window, light it on fire; release the frustrations you have towards them on their leftover shit. They obviously don't care enough about it to even come by and get the things from your place anyway, so you may as well get some enjoyment out of it.

[aduidarnenye]

I agree that you should give them a firm deadline of no more than a few days to pick the stuff up, and if it is not picked up at the end of that deadline then toss everything out. Making sure to recycle anything that's recyclable!

After that, dump your girlfriend, and get a new roommate who you vet for having a real job. Or better yet, move to a new apartment and don't leave any forwarding address.

Oh yeah, and cut up your credit card! Evil things they are.

Keep the dog.

[Saga]

I agree that you should give them a firm deadline of no more than a few days to pick the stuff up, and if it is not picked up at the end of that deadline then toss everything out. Making sure to recycle anything that's recyclable!

After that, dump your girlfriend, and get a new roommate who you vet for having a real job. Or better yet, move to a new apartment and don't leave any forwarding address.

Oh yeah, and cut up your credit card! Evil things they are.

Keep the dog.

No, no, no - cut up the dog, keep the credit card. You mixed them up.

[quannum]

gotta learn when to keep fishing or cut bait ... this situation is the latter.

[Skeeterxi]

I'd sell that shit and not think twice about it. Fuck moochers. Recoup at least, if you can, as much as they owe you.

[Cochise]

You have to protect it like its your own until whatever the time limit after notice to the owner... If you cant contact them i think you have to post notice in the last known residence newspaper... then its yours after time is up...

[NynJa]

No, no, no - cut up the dog, keep the credit card. You mixed them up.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._5444318_n.jpg
Could you really cut that up?