[Doctor Stochastic]

Oregon law seems a bit more complicated than postings here indicate: " As a landlord, your second responsibility is to store the tenant's abandoned belongings in a safe place until the tenant removes them or the required time period passes. This place could be the rental unit, a commercial storage unit, or your garage."

[BearCub]

Oregon law seems a bit more complicated than postings here indicate: " As a landlord, your second responsibility is to store the tenant's abandoned belongings in a safe place until the tenant removes them or the required time period passes. This place could be the rental unit, a commercial storage unit, or your garage."

I think that deals with when the tenant moves out and apparantly 'abandons' property.

Remember that when a tenant breaks a lease, the landlord can hold him responsible for the remainder of it. So it only stands to reason that the landlord should take reasonable care to protect the tenant't property until the lease is over. That is, the landlord can't have it both ways - throw the stuff away but still hold the tenant responsible for the lease.

[monday]

I expect the law varies depending upon what part of the country you live in.