responsible for personal property(Canada)

[kattig]

Can you please tell me how long you are legally responsible when holding someone's personal property in your home in Canada? (ie. clothes, shoes, etc.) I heard it was 1 month?

[MagicMarker]

It really depends on the situation. For example, are you the person's landlord, or just a friend? If you send them a notice and say you will throw it out/donate it in 1 month if they don't pick it up ... then you probably should be ok. Or if it was your ex, say, and they left a few shirts/shoes/whatever, and it's been a month already, tell them to pick their stuff up or you'll throw it out. If someone leaves something at your house, and never makes ANY contact with you or ANY form of wanting their stuff back, then give them one final chance (in writing is best) and then throw it out. As per any specific laws about this, again it depends.

[loyalknight10]

If the owner if the property is not known and you are holding then you can always have the advantage that you are intended to give it to the rightful owner.

However if you are holding the property against the will of the owner then the legal proceedings can be serious depending upon the situation.

[kattig]

If the owner if the property is not known and you are holding then you can always have the advantage that you are intended to give it to the rightful owner.

However if you are holding the property against the will of the owner then the legal proceedings can be serious depending upon the situation.

It is actually my Step-daughter. She is 25 years old and her Dad is in Jail. I kicked her out and she was suppose to come and pick her things up along with a Police Escort, but she has not done so yet. It is a long story...

[kattig]

It really depends on the situation. For example, are you the person's landlord, or just a friend? If you send them a notice and say you will throw it out/donate it in 1 month if they don't pick it up ... then you probably should be ok. Or if it was your ex, say, and they left a few shirts/shoes/whatever, and it's been a month already, tell them to pick their stuff up or you'll throw it out. If someone leaves something at your house, and never makes ANY contact with you or ANY form of wanting their stuff back, then give them one final chance (in writing is best) and then throw it out. As per any specific laws about this, again it depends.

It is actually my Step-daughter. She is 25 years old and her Dad is in Jail. I kicked her out and she was suppose to come and pick her things up along with a Police Escort, but she has not done so yet. It is a long story...

[MagicMarker]

I would send her an e-mail/letter telling her you will et rid of the items if she doesn't come and pick them up soon.

It's a difficult situation if nothing is written down and signed.