Reviewing bailment law may also provide assistance.<br><br>On Thursday, February 16, 2017, Catherine Clark <<a href="mailto:Cat@loccc.com">Cat@loccc.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">You might think about getting a farm package from a title company for the properties within a certain distance and then send a postcard/one page letter to those folks. You might also post flyers in the neighborhood.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m not sure that the lease gives the LL any interest in those clothes. Should some one complain, you should be able to show that you tried everything you could think of to contact them.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Catherine C. Clark<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Law Office of Catherine C. Clark PLLC<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">2200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1250<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Seattle, WA 98121<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Phone: (206) 838-2528<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com');" target="_blank">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.<wbr>com</a> [mailto:<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com');" target="_blank">wsbarp-bounces@lists.<wbr>wsbarppt.com</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Housh<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 16, 2017 8:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'WSBA Real Property Listserv' <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com');" target="_blank">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Commercial Lease - Dry cleaner "out of business"<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Always amazed at new and different fact patterns:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Commercial lease for dry cleaner operation. Lessee breaches Lease – nonpayment of rent. Lessee has vacated the premises and arguably abandoned all property within the premises. Lease does state that personal
property of Lessee left behind is abandoned and becomes the property of Lessor.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">BUT, Lessee has closed the doors of his business and there are clothes belonging to customers on the racks. Lessor will post signage opening the doors 2 or 3 times for customers to retrieve clothes.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Lessor says clothes have slips with last name only – no phone #.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Other than posting the plans to open the doors a couple times, does the lessor have any further duties with regard to the clothes not retrieved by lessee’s customers? Thanks.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Ronald G. Housh, P.S.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Seattle Office:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">1420 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3000<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Seattle, WA 98101-2393<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Phone: 206-381-1341<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Fax: 206-464-0461<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ron@housh.org');" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1f497d">ron@housh.org</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Mount Vernon Office:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">21411 Bluejay Place<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Mount Vernon, WA 98274<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Phone: 206-235-2459<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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