Oklahoma Former-Tenant Abandoned Personal Property Notice

Oklahoma Notice to Remove Stored Personal Property

Use only for household goods, furnishings, fixtures, or other personal property the landlord judges to have ascertainable or apparent value. Property with no ascertainable or apparent value and perishable property follow § 130(A), not this notice route.

Procedure Gate

• Tenant: [________________________________]
• Former dwelling: [________________________________]
• Route: ☐ Abandonment ☐ Surrender ☐ Lawful removal through eviction
• Landlord took possession of property on: [__/__/____]
• Property has ascertainable or apparent value: ☐ Yes
• Thirty-day abandonment date: [__/__/____]

Notice

The landlord has taken possession of the following property left in or around the dwelling:

[____________________________________________________________]

The property is stored at: [________________________________]

Contact [NAME / PHONE / EMAIL] to arrange retrieval.

If the property is not removed by [__/__/____], it will be deemed abandoned. This deadline is not earlier than 30 days after the property was left with the landlord. Property held by the landlord for 30 days or longer is conclusively abandoned under 41 O.S. § 130(B), and the landlord may then dispose of it in a reasonable and proper manner without liability except as provided by law.

The landlord is storing the property in safekeeping and exercising reasonable care. To remove the property within the statutory period, the tenant must pay:

• Storage through retrieval: $[__________]
• Actual commercial removal/storage charges, if any: $[__________]
• Other accrued costs authorized by the rental agreement: $[__________]

If stored in the former dwelling, the storage charge may not exceed the fair rental value. The landlord is liable for loss caused by a deliberate or negligent act and does not waive any duty by sending this notice.

Delivery Record

• Sent by certified mail to tenant's last-known address: ☐ Yes
• Mailing date and tracking: [________________________________]
• Inventory, photographs, storage invoices, and delivery proof retained: ☐ Yes
• Tenant response/retrieval arrangements: [________________________________]

Landlord/agent: [________________________________]

Signature and date: [________________________________]

Sources and References

• 41 O.S. § 130 — Oklahoma Supreme Court Network — https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=71779