We bought out another storage company, one of the customers I just found out has passed away. We have never been able to get in touch with him to let him know the storage is now with us; nor have we ever collected any money from him. Because we could not get in touch with him he has also never signed our storage agreement or any other paperwork. I have contacted the county and he has no estate open. What is our obligation here? We do not want to spend money on hiring a lawyer to open a creditors estate. Any suggestions are helpful!
Mary Evans on Wednesday 12/27/2017 at 09:44 AM
unfortunately, the company we bought out was very mismanaged, and no paperwork/lease was ever signed.
Kris Fetter on Thursday 12/28/2017 at 10:36 AM
Oh man,
I would contact a lawyer. I would, in fact, bite the bullet and either contact Scott Zucker or Jeffrey Greenburger.
They're storage law experts-and this is the kind of thing that you want to spend money on, rather than get sued later and pay multiple thousands of dollars to settle a court case.
Eddie Stallings on Friday 12/29/2017 at 06:45 PM
We have access to legal advice through SSA (for a small fee). If you will contact Amy with NCSSA she can forward the info. Good Luck
Kevin Leebrick on Wednesday 12/27/2017 at 09:38 AM
You could chaulk it up as abandoned or auction it off. Surely he would have a lease with the company you bought out and could go on that lease?