How long should I keep a hoarder's junk, I mean property

[Timothy Heck]

Hello all,  We have evicted a hoarder, she signed  court agreement to vacate 4/30/23.  She has not lived there in months, been in the hospital she can't even get up to the 2nd fl where it is now.  Her family emptied out storage on the 1st fl and took her car out of the lot, I highly doubt they want her rat poop furniture or 6 month old expired pasta boxes coming to whomever took her in now, but there are mice & rats & poop everywhere.  My attorney is setting up a lock out with the sheriff, should I really wait 30 days to get rid of all this junk?  Or could I get it dumpster by the 3rd or 4th weekend of the month, does anyone have experience?  Has this backfired on anyone?  

[Richard F.]

Aloha,

What does local law state? Did the family sign for the removal? Were they authorized to remove personal property of the tenant? You need to get something in writing if you don't already, otherwise you could be heading for trouble. If you decide to dump it, take plenty of photos to document what is there, and check every drawer, every box, every envelope. You could miss out if you do not...