I have a commercial property in Florida. A tenant abandon his truck & utility trailer on the property. It has been 8 monthes with no word. Can I sell them?

I found this on Florida property laws and abandoned items:

STATE LAWS ON LANDLORDS' TREATMENT OF ABANDONED PROPERTY

Florida - § 715. 04 et seq.

The landlord must send a notice, to the place the tenant is expected to receive it, that (1) describes the property in sufficient detail for the tenant to identify it, (2) advises him that he has 10 days (15 days if the notice is mailed) to claim it, (3) appraises him of reasonable storage costs, and (4) tells him where to claim the property.

The notice must also inform him that unclaimed property of value will be sold at a public sale and property believed to be worth less than $ 500 will be kept, sold, or destroyed.

After deductions for storage, advertising, and the sale, landlords must turn over to the county any residual proceeds.

But please with your city or county officials. Good luck.

Have you made all attempts to contact the tenant and given them a deadline by which the items must be removed? You have to do that and then you can sell or dispose of the property as abandoned.

I have mail a letter to last known address with no response.

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Originally Posted by bleusong52

I found this on Florida property laws and abandoned items:

STATE LAWS ON LANDLORDS’ TREATMENT OF ABANDONED PROPERTY

Florida - § 715. 04 et seq.

The landlord must send a notice, to the place the tenant is expected to receive it, that (1) describes the property in sufficient detail for the tenant to identify it, (2) advises him that he has 10 days (15 days if the notice is mailed) to claim it, (3) appraises him of reasonable storage costs, and (4) tells him where to claim the property.

The notice must also inform him that unclaimed property of value will be sold at a public sale and property believed to be worth less than $ 500 will be kept, sold, or destroyed.

After deductions for storage, advertising, and the sale, landlords must turn over to the county any residual proceeds.

But please with your city or county officials. Good luck.

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Then you should be good to go according to the statute cited.

Good research