Nebraska Former-Tenant Abandoned Personal Property Notice

Nebraska Notice of Right to Reclaim Abandoned Property

Use after a tenancy has terminated or expired and the premises have been vacated. Give notice to the former tenant and every other person reasonably believed to own the property. The notice must be given within six months after lease expiration or discovery of abandonment, whichever is later.

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• Tenancy termination/expiration date: [__/__/____]
• Premises vacated date: [__/__/____]
• Discovery date: [__/__/____]
• Notice is within the statutory six-month window: ☐ Yes
• Delivery: ☐ Personal ☐ First-class mail
• Claim deadline: [__/__/____]
• Deadline is at least seven days after personal delivery or 14 days after mailing: ☐ Confirmed
• Reasonable total resale value: $[__________]
• Route: ☐ Public sale ☐ Less-than-$2,000 disposition

Notice

To: [FORMER TENANT NAME]

Address: [________________________________]

When you vacated [FULL PREMISES ADDRESS], the following personal property remained:

[____________________________________________________________]

You may claim the property at [ADDRESS / CONTACT / HOURS]. Unless you pay reasonable storage costs for all above-described property and take possession no later than [CLAIM DEADLINE], the property may be disposed of under the Nebraska Disposition of Personal Property Landlord and Tenant Act.

Required Statement

Select the applicable statement and delete the other before service.

☐ Public-sale route: “If you fail to reclaim the property, it will be sold at a public sale after notice of the sale has been given by publication. You have the right to bid on the property at this sale. After the property is sold and the costs of storage, advertising, and sale are deducted, the remaining money will be turned over to the State Treasurer pursuant to the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. You may claim the remaining money from the office of the State Treasurer as provided in such act.”

☐ Less-than-$2,000 route: “Because this property is believed to be worth less than two thousand dollars, it may be kept, sold, or destroyed without further notice if you fail to reclaim it within the time indicated in this notice.”

Storage and Release

• Storage location: [________________________________]
• Reasonable removal/storage costs: $[__________]
• Property stored with reasonable care: ☐ Yes

Timely release may be conditioned on reasonable storage and advertising costs. If public sale is selected, the property remains reclaimable before sale upon payment of storage, advertising, and sale-preparation costs. Public-sale advertising runs once weekly for two consecutive weeks; sale occurs no sooner than 10 days after first publication, and the last publication is at least five days before sale. Net unclaimed proceeds must be remitted to the State Treasurer within 30 days after sale.

Delivery Record

• Personally delivered: [DATE / RECIPIENT]
• Or mailed first-class, postage prepaid, to last-known address: [DATE / ADDRESS]
• Additional known address used because receipt at last-known address was doubtful: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Separate notices sent to reasonably believed owners: ☐ Yes ☐ None identified
• Copy, inventory, valuation, and proof retained: ☐ Yes

Landlord/agent signature and date: [________________________________]

Sources and References

• Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 69-2301 to 69-2314 — Nebraska Legislature — https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/display_html.php?begin_section=69-2301&end_section=69-2314
• 2026 LB 834 — effective July 18, 2026 — https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/109/PDF/Slip/LB834.pdf