Tenant passed no power of attorney out of state and no one wants his belongings

sdgr35

My tenant passed away and I only know this because i googled his name and found some people related. Decided to try a few phone numbers and got someone who said he passed 5 days ago without power of attorney and no one wants his belongings. 

Do I do a usual auction which I have already started the process.  I asked them  to email me a copy of the death certificate when they receive it. 

What are my options without power of attorney and no one wanting his belongings. He is located in Cali and his storage unit is in Ny state. Thanks

MamaDuke7

Just run it through the lien process.  

MamaDuke7

Also, a side note - even if someone HAD POA, it is no longer valid.  It dies with the person.

teamcapitola

We had a relative come by with a POA and the death cert for a tenant, demanding access to "find some pictures for (his) mom."

As MamaDuke7 said, POA is useless once the person dies, and unless someone shows up with valid Executer of estate paperwork or a court order they are not getting into the unit. We run it through the Lien process, and it goes to auction.