Recover someone else's personal property after eviction

[JustABeancounter]

Jurisdiction

California

My brother was evicted from his apartment today and supposedly the sheriff's deputies told someone we would need a conservatorship in order to recover his property from the apartment. He is at a hospital undergoing a medical and psych evaluation. Couldn't a power of attorney do the same thing? I don't know that a conservatorship could be done in time before the property is disposed.

 

[zddoodah]

Do you have a POA already? If he's in the hospital for a medical/psych eval, he's not likely to be able to give you one now.

 

[adjusterjack]

Talk to the landlord and see if he will let you clear out the unit in exchange for a hold harmless/indemnification agreement. You can find samples on the internet. I'm sure that he would like to get the unit cleared out quickly.