{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-41-41-130","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 41-130","heading":"Abandoning, surrendering or eviction from possession of","body":"dwelling unit - Disposition of personal property.\n\nA. If the tenant abandons or surrenders possession of the\n\ndwelling unit or has been lawfully removed from the premises through\n\neviction proceedings and leaves household goods, furnishings,\n\nfixtures, or any other personal property in the dwelling unit, the\n\nlandlord may take possession of the property, and if, in the\n\njudgment of the landlord, the property has no ascertainable or\n\napparent value, the landlord may dispose of the property without any\n\nduty of accounting or any liability to any party. The landlord may\n\ndispose of perishable property in any manner the landlord considers\n\nfit.\n\nB. If the tenant abandons or surrenders possession of the\n\ndwelling unit or has been lawfully removed from the premises through\n\neviction proceedings and leaves household goods, furnishings,\n\nfixtures, or any other personal property in or around the dwelling\n\nunit, the landlord may take possession of the property, and if, in\n\nthe judgment of the landlord the property has an ascertainable or\n\napparent value, the landlord shall provide written notice to the\n\ntenant by certified mail to the last-known address that if the\n\nproperty is not removed within the time specified in the notice, the\n\nproperty will be deemed abandoned. Any property left with the\n\nlandlord for a period of thirty (30) days or longer shall be\n\nconclusively determined to be abandoned and as such the landlord may\n\ndispose of said property in any manner which he or she deems\n\nreasonable and proper without liability to the tenant or any other\n\ninterested party.\n\nC. The landlord shall store all personal property of the tenant\n\nin a place of safekeeping and shall exercise reasonable care of the\n\nproperty. The landlord shall not be responsible to the tenant for\n\nany loss not caused by the landlord's deliberate or negligent act.\n\nThe landlord may elect to store the property in the dwelling unit\n\nthat was abandoned or surrendered by the tenant, in which event the\n\nstorage cost may not exceed the fair rental value of the premises.\n\nIf the tenant's property is removed to a commercial storage company,\n\nthe storage cost shall include the actual charge for the storage and\n\nremoval from the premises to the place of storage.\n\nD. If the tenant removes the personal property within the time\n\nlimitations provided in this section, the landlord is entitled to\n\nthe cost of storage for the period during which the property\n\nremained in the landlord's safekeeping plus all other costs that\n\naccrued under the rental agreement.\n\nE. The landlord may not be held to respond in damages in an\n\naction by a tenant claiming loss by reason of the landlord's\n\nelection to destroy, sell or otherwise dispose of the property in\n\ncompliance with the provisions of this section. If, however, the\n\nlandlord deliberately or negligently violated the provisions of this\n\nsection, the landlord shall be liable for actual damages.","path":["OK Code","Title 41"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"80b2d67f94e6ddd417d63e5ab7227177038c1ab044c7c88f82f4b2051f5ef8b0","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-41-41-13","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-41-41-130.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}