Estate Law and New York Storage Property Seizure Lawsuits

Estate Law and New York Storage Property Seizure Lawsuits

By John Curran

Many families deal with tragedies as loved ones pass on, but there is also a substantial amount of paperwork, including filing forms to avoid New York mini storage property seizures while complying with estate law. While storage unit lessees have certain rights, making sure that transfers are in order is critically important as many Big Apple residents use these units to offset the lack of storage in their own apartments, co-ops or condos.

A similar situation has roiled a court in Maine, where a woman says that the state Department of Health and Human Services improperly sold off property that belonged to a trust account she and her brother held jointly. The judge overseeing the case has required the defendants to set aside $120,000 in case Claire Dean Perry prevails in her storage unit lawsuit. However, questions about who the property belonged to are also a key point in mini storage property seizure lawsuits.

Perry says that as a joint account holder, she should have been notified of the sale of two properties, one of which had a house on it, and that the state department executed a “fire sale” because of potential foreclosure issues that returned a fraction of the expected value of the real estate. Similarly, some owners of units who have found that important items such as family heirlooms have been sold as part of self-storage property seizures.

When a loved one passes on, it is important to be sure that a New York mini storage facility owner received a written notice of who is the executor of a will or personal agent for an estate to update the contract. In addition, the personal agent should also review the contract for any payment requirements. Doing so improves the odds that if a family member has been delinquent, the notice of enforcement of lien and other documents will go to the right parties.

Many people have found that they could be eligible to file mini storage property seizure lawsuits because a company did not properly follow New York City procedures during the process. Getting some redress following a “fire sale” of personal property may be possible, but the first step is determining if one is eligible. One can do so with a free consultation at the New York Mini Storage Property Seizure Class Action Lawsuit Investigation. Pursuing legal redress can help offset the financial and emotional damage of wrongful self-storage property seizures, but it is important to act quickly to avoid problems with statutes of limitations.

Updated July 15th, 2013

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