Eviction won and nobody in the house

[HJ Wang]

Hi just won the eviction by default and when I go to the house, there is nobody there, but there are still last tenants belongings. Can I change the lock and leave their stuffs out for 30 days for them to collect? Or I still need to contact sheriff and do this while sheriff is there?

[Nathan Gesner]

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