So my tenant DIED this past weekend....

[Diana Dorantes]

So I received a phone call from my property manager on Monday morning. He told me that he had just found out that a tenant in a my 4 plex was found unresponsive by her boyfriend.  He called 911 however before she got to the hospital she died in the ambulance.  The property manager was actually going to go to her apartment to serve the 5 day eviction notice, and another tenant told him about her death.  No foul play per my property manager.   I’m hoping her family will pack her things and take them with. I don’t want to rush them but I don’t know what I can do to give them a little bit of time or after a couple weeks can I put her things in a storage facility and let the family know?

Please let me know if something similar has happened to you as a property manager, landlord. Any words of wisdom are greatly appreciated.

[Nicole Heasley Beitenman]

There are laws that govern what a landlord can and cannot do in these situations. Consult an attorney to make sure you're doing everything by the book.