Tenant storing things in common area. Can I put it out?

[Jered Sturm]

I have a tenant who recently moved into my five unit building. He has stored a large piece of work out equipment in the common area next to the washer and dryer. I have small storage closets for each unit and even an additional extra large storage unit for Rent. I put a notice on his door 3 days ago to remove the personal items. I even called and told him to remove it by Friday 12:00. My question is if he doesn't remove it him self can I set it out on the curb? The last thing I want is all the tenants to start storing stuff there. Thanks for your input.

[Marcia Maynard]

We had a tenant leave their personal items in the shared laundry room for an unreasonable amount of time (three days), in violation of our laundry room rules. I didn't know which tenant the items belonged to, so I left a note on the laundry room door that stated.... "Items left unattended overnight in the laundry room have been removed. Contact the property manager to retrieve your belongings." That did the trick! The tenant sheepishly called me and when I handed her belongings back to her we had an opportunity to talk face-to-face about what we needed her to do. We kept our communication "Swift, Polite, Firm, and Fair." No feelings hurt and all the tenants saw that we enforce our rules, which motivates them to comply.