Tenant Comitted Suicide

[John J.]

Hey Guys,

I need some important advice. One of my dads tenants has committed suicide in his rental house. He was late on his rent by a month and a half and from what we are finding out the power was also recently shut off. Someone noticed that the house didn't look right (garbage and house items all over) and called the cops. We've been trying to contact the wife (who was also living there) but she is nowhere to be found and the only contact number we had for her is disconnected. So long story short after this unfortunate event we now have a house with their belongings in it without a way to contact anyone. Someone may turn up but what does he do? If someone leaves can we just throw out the stuff? or would you still have to evict and have the sheriff remove her belongings? Also there is some blood in the house, probably a lot I assume, are any special cleanup procedures that would have to be done?

Thanks
Ron