Lotzaspotz
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- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
My sister in NJ allowed a disabled veteran friend (at the time) to live in her house in exchange for helping with upkeep of the premises and surrounding property, which he did not do as time progressed. He gave her money towards his groceries. There was no written agreement and no lease.
Unknown to her at the time. he suffered from ptsd and was a hoarder. He promised to rent a storage facility, but later refused and basically almost filled up the house with boxes of junk he accumulated. He gradually grew violent and threatened her whenever she told him to remove his junk or leave. He physically attacked her a couple of months ago, and she called the police, went to Court, and has a Permanent restraining order in place. He has not been incarcerated.
The Judge gave him one opportunity to remove his belongings I assume with a police escort, but did not give him a deadline by when do do so. It will take a moving van to accommodate the floor to ceiling junk he has accumulated. They are not allowed to contact each other, so she doesn't know where he is. He has made no attempt to remove any of his belongings.
He also abandoned his two cats there, but she has been taking care of them the past two months following when the attack occurred, and she is willing to continue doing so.
My question is how long is she obligated to hold onto these boxes of books, CD's yard sale finds in general before it's all considered abandoned? She can't notify him formally because of the PRO. The Clerk of Court in her County has not responded to this same inquiry she posted to him and the Judge. The house is not safe, he has doors and windows blocked with his junk. Thank you.
Unknown to her at the time. he suffered from ptsd and was a hoarder. He promised to rent a storage facility, but later refused and basically almost filled up the house with boxes of junk he accumulated. He gradually grew violent and threatened her whenever she told him to remove his junk or leave. He physically attacked her a couple of months ago, and she called the police, went to Court, and has a Permanent restraining order in place. He has not been incarcerated.
The Judge gave him one opportunity to remove his belongings I assume with a police escort, but did not give him a deadline by when do do so. It will take a moving van to accommodate the floor to ceiling junk he has accumulated. They are not allowed to contact each other, so she doesn't know where he is. He has made no attempt to remove any of his belongings.
He also abandoned his two cats there, but she has been taking care of them the past two months following when the attack occurred, and she is willing to continue doing so.
My question is how long is she obligated to hold onto these boxes of books, CD's yard sale finds in general before it's all considered abandoned? She can't notify him formally because of the PRO. The Clerk of Court in her County has not responded to this same inquiry she posted to him and the Judge. The house is not safe, he has doors and windows blocked with his junk. Thank you.
