Personal property not held for 14 days after an eviction.

[Todd67]

Jurisdiction

Arizona

A friend was evicted from her home and served a writ by a constable who told her she had 14 days to retrieve her property from the owner, giving her one full day in which to do the retrieval. The owner said he had a crew coming the next day to clean the place out and that she could stay on the property that night to gather her things. But he locked the residence up and left. All she could gather was what she already had sitting outside. The next morning a junk removal service showed up and started throwing everything inside out into trucks. The sofa and dog bowls and leashes and totes filled with personal items and papers and such. The owner was there when they arrived and they all discussed what side of the house to start on because her things were inside and on the opposite side of that. She left to go drop some puppies off and when she got back is when she saw them taking all of her stuff. The owner had left already. They would not let her get anything they had thrown into the trucks and the owner wasn't answering his phone. Is there any type of recourse for her as the owner did not store her stuff for up to 14 days and give her the chance to claim it after paying storage and moving fees?

 

[army judge]

. Is there any type of recourse for her as the owner did not store her stuff for up to 14 days and give her the chance to claim it after paying storage and moving fees?

A legal eviction changes things.
She might get some answers by contacting the constable's office or her elected county representative/commissioner.

It can't hurt to speak with a couple local senior citizen organizations.

 

[Todd67]

It was a lock-out which falls under abandonment statutes in Arizona, and I was standing there when the constable told her she had 14 days to remove her things. He said within that 14 day period she needed to contact the owner and he would have to give her one full day to remove things. As well as the owner was standing there listening also.

 

[army judge]

It was a lock-out which falls under abandonment statutes in Arizona, and I was standing there when the constable told her she had 14 days to remove her things. He said within that 14 day period she needed to contact the owner and he would have to give her one full day to remove things. As well as the owner was standing there listening also.

She might get some answers by contacting the constable's office or her elected county representative/commissioner.

It can't hurt to speak with a couple local senior citizen organizations.

Otherwise, you're not going to get an answer here that means anything in Arizona.

 

[Todd67]

I will pass that information on. Thank you for your reply.

 

[Zigner]

A friend was evicted from her home and served a writ by a constable who told her she had 14 days to retrieve her property from the owner, giving her one full day in which to do the retrieval. The owner said he had a crew coming the next day to clean the place out and that she could stay on the property that night to gather her things. But he locked the residence up and left. All she could gather was what she already had sitting outside. The next morning a junk removal service showed up and started throwing everything inside out into trucks. The sofa and dog bowls and leashes and totes filled with personal items and papers and such. The owner was there when they arrived and they all discussed what side of the house to start on because her things were inside and on the opposite side of that. She left to go drop some puppies off and when she got back is when she saw them taking all of her stuff. The owner had left already. They would not let her get anything they had thrown into the trucks and the owner wasn't answering his phone. Is there any type of recourse for her as the owner did not store her stuff for up to 14 days and give her the chance to claim it after paying storage and moving fees?

After an Eviction Judgment

www.azcourts.gov

Once the writ of restitution has been lawfully executed, the tenant may not remain at or return to the rental unit without the express permission of the landlord. If the tenant remains or returns to the rental unit without permission, the tenant can be charged with criminal trespass.

Perhaps your friend misunderstood something.