Question: Abandoned Lease Equipment

[175gr7.62]

So what is the formal process for telling someone they have to get their stuff off a lease? We have a guy that we aren't inviting back on this year. Good guy but his ideas and ours just won't work together. He isn't really a hunter and very very seldom does he ever come out.

He has several feeders and a non-running motor coach at the lease. I have been unable to get in contact with him for a couple months and our lease starts over in a little over a month. We are going to need his RV hookup so it's going to have to be moved.

I know the how it "normally" is, if you don't get your stuff it's not yours anymore. My concern here is that we are talking about a titled motor vehicle and this fella has beaucoup money and attorney horsepower. I don't have the keys to the RV so it will have to be drug out which may possibly damage it. If we did move it out from where it is hooked up, we don't have anywhere to put it and our LO is not going to tolerate a stray RV setting around. I also don't want our LO (or me) tied up in a legal dispute over "stolen property" if we haul all his stuff out and he decides to come get in 6 months.


Any of you other lease managers dealt with this before? Can I send him a certified letter telling him his stuff has to be gone by a certain date? Does that even hold water?

He may end up getting his stuff but wondering what I am looking at if he doesn't.


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[Spearchunker]

Have the closest wrecker yard tow, they will send the appropriate communication to him. They will pick it up for free.

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[RascalArms]

Do you have any common friends that know how to get in touch with him? Seems kinda weird that he's totally MIA. If he's indeed a good guy as you claim I'd try to work with him and give him notice and time to clear his stuff off. Just seems to be the right thing to do.

Do you have witten lease rules covering this type of situation? I know once a formal notice is given, he should remove all his property within a reasonable timeframe and deadline, otherwise all said property left behind becomes lease property. At least that's how our lease agreement is written.

[CastAndBlast]

Start sending him a bill for storage space rental immediately following the end of his lease contract.

[flywise]

Why have you had problems contacting him? Has his phone quit working? Do you know his address?

[Kdog]

You don't have his phone number, email, or address? I would say a month to remove your things should became time.

[8pointer]

This is something that we have in our rules. We give members one month to get all items off the ranch. Anything left becomes lease/ranch property and lock combos are changed. Of course more time can be granted if I see fit, but I highly suggest having something in writing.

Sorry if I missed this..... does he know he's not getting invited back? I know you are having trouble reaching him about getting his stuff. Just wondering if he has any clue that he won't be invited back.

[Mudslinger]

Have the closest wrecker yard tow, they will send the appropriate communication to him. They will pick it up for free.

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This and send a certified, signed/return receipt letter Monday if you have his address stating what is going to happen when the lease contract is up and then and if he does not respond, call the wrecker company or better yet have the landowner call the wrecker company after you explain to him the problem.

[Traildust]

So what is the formal process for telling someone they have to get their stuff off a lease? We have a guy that we aren't inviting back on this year. Good guy but his ideas and ours just won't work together. He isn't really a hunter and very very seldom does he ever come out.

He has several feeders and a non-running motor coach at the lease. I have been unable to get in contact with him for a couple months and our lease starts over in a little over a month. We are going to need his RV hookup so it's going to have to be moved.

I know the how it "normally" is, if you don't get your stuff it's not yours anymore. My concern here is that we are talking about a titled motor vehicle and this fella has beaucoup money and attorney horsepower. I don't have the keys to the RV so it will have to be drug out which may possibly damage it. If we did move it out from where it is hooked up, we don't have anywhere to put it and our LO is not going to tolerate a stray RV setting around. I also don't want our LO (or me) tied up in a legal dispute over "stolen property" if we haul all his stuff out and he decides to come get in 6 months.


Any of you other lease managers dealt with this before? Can I send him a certified letter telling him his stuff has to be gone by a certain date? Does that even hold water?

He may end up getting his stuff but wondering what I am looking at if he doesn't.


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Those are the best kind of lease members......think about it.

[Sleepy]

This is something that we have in our rules. We give members one month to get all items off the ranch. Anything left becomes lease/ranch property and lock combos are changed. Of course more time can be granted if I see fit, but I highly suggest having something in writing.

Sorry if I missed this..... does he know he's not getting invited back? I know you are having trouble reaching him about getting his stuff. Just wondering if he has any clue that he won't be invited back.

This^^^


If he's not a "big" hunter, it could be that he's screening your calls because it's not deer season and he doesn't have time to talk deer talk. If you haven't let him know he's not invited back for next year, then he's obviously oblivious to the situation. If he's not answering eh phone or voicemails, send him a polite text explaining everything. (Assuming you haven't already).

If you have done all this and still no response, as mentioned, call a tow truck. It's not his property and landowner doesn't want it on his place. I don't think there's a problem with that.

[Silvey]

Those are the best kind of lease members......think about it.

Exactly, we have 4 like this on my lease with 6 members.

[Jen-Man]

Those are the best kind of lease members......think about it.

My thoughts also.


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[clintb]

Those are the best kind of lease members......think about it.

Exactly what I was thinking.

[175gr7.62]

Those are the best kind of lease members......think about it.

I agree but not when you bring guests (not allowed) just because they are rich and famous.

He knows he's not invited back. My concern is that he doesn't think about money line most people. He may just walk.


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