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She left her diary behind after leaving a drug rehab facility in 2020. I’m still wondering how this is theft. It’s typical that landlords can legally dispose of abandoned goods after 30 days. The more common practice in hotels and hostels is 90 days.

Got curious a couple weeks ago, found this...

Legal Disposition of Abandoned Property in Florida
At the expiration, abandonment or termination of a tenancy, tenants often leave personal property behind. Landlords may be tempted to immediately sell or dispose of the abandoned personal property, but doing so can expose them to liability. Any personal property left behind should be left on the premises or stored safely by the landlord. Moreover, the landlord must exercise reasonable care in storing the abandoned personal property.

Florida Statutes Chapter 715 establishes procedural requirements that must be followed, with two exceptions, to legally dispose of abandoned personal property after a tenancy. The statute applies to all residential, commercial, and mobile home tenancies after issuance of a writ of possession. In order to avoid potential liability, the procedures in Chapter 715 may also be used by parties that may not have a traditional landlord/tenant relationship, but a departed occupant has left unwanted property.

The statute first requires the landlord to notify the tenant, and any other person who the landlord reasonably believes is the owner of the property, that such property remains on the premises. The notice should describe all of the property left on the premises. The description should be detailed enough so that the owner of the property can identify it. The notice must also:

1) be in writing and sent by first-class mail, postage prepared to the tenant’s last known address, and any other address the landlord reasonably believes the tenant would receive the notice.
2) notify the owner where the property is being stored if not on the leased premises;
3) notify the owner that reasonable costs for storage may be charged before the property is returned;
4) include specific information as to where the property may be claimed;
5) include a deadline to claim the property (at least ten or fifteen days depending on how the notice is served); and
6) state how the property will be disposed of should the owner fail to claim the property.

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