One woman who recently purchased a house that comes with furniture and all of its contents is now being bombarded with messages from relatives who want the stuff back.
Taking to Reddit, the woman wants to know if she was in the wrong for refusing to give the relatives what they want to get as they had already ‘called her out’ on social media.
“I bought a hoarder house back in May 2018. It is a big six bedroom four and a half bathroom house. When I bought it, the contract stated that I take ownership of the house and everything in it,” she wrote.
The woman explained that the lady who owned the house passed away and her relatives didn’t want to deal with the smell and mountain of waste and junk inside.
She said that it took her four years to finally finish cleaning, updating and fixing the house.
“While doing the cleaning I made sure to check everything before throwing it out. Ended with more than £17k ($20k) of money, some nice jewelry and antique furniture, and finally a stunning 40’s style, lace covered wedding dress.
“This woman took care of that dress until she couldn’t anymore, and it took just some minor work to restore it.”
She said that one of the relatives is in her Facebook friends list as she gave them some photos and momentos.
“After repairing the dress, I put it on with the jewelry and posted a pic on Facebook. Well, this woman saw it and asked for the dress and heirlooms back,” she wrote.
She refused to return the items and the relatives can’t do anything because of the contract.
“Now she, and all her family, are calling me out on social media.”
People are quick to share their thoughts on the matter, with one person writing: “Legally, you are in the right.point 264 |
Morally, you are also in the right.point 29 | And though I cannot speak for the woman whose things you now own, I can give you insight into how I would feel if I died before I could find homes for my treasures: I would want someone who cared enough to restore and respect the items to have them.point 229 |
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Another said: “My grandmother was a hoarder and my family spent MONTHS cleaning out her house after she died. We did that because our family heirlooms and history meant something to us. It wasn’t easy. It was costly and time-consuming and miserable, and really important. You don’t get to come back later, after all of the work is done, and decide you’re suddenly entitled to the fruit of someone else’s work.”
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