[falconey]

Found this with a quick google search...

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/evict-t...ding-3028.html

Items 10 and 11 have relevance here....


10

Wait the 15 days allowable by law for the tenants to claim any possessions from the property if the sheriff completes a lockout. Mail a “notice of belief of abandonment” to the tenant’s address you have on record if the tenant leaves of his own accord. This notice gives the tenant 18 days to reclaim possession of his belongings, which you must store safely for him. Take a picture and inventory property before storing to prevent accusations of theft.
11

Dispose of the tenant’s property after the waiting period if its value is $300 or less. Auction it through public sale if the value is greater than $300. Publish the auction information in a newspaper weekly for two weeks before the sale, and hold the auction after five days from the last published date.

[ZooyorQ]

Originally Posted by falconey

Found this with a quick google search...

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/evict-t...ding-3028.html

Items 10 and 11 have relevance here....


10

Wait the 15 days allowable by law for the tenants to claim any possessions from the property if the sheriff completes a lockout. Mail a “notice of belief of abandonment” to the tenant’s address you have on record if the tenant leaves of his own accord. This notice gives the tenant 18 days to reclaim possession of his belongings, which you must store safely for him. Take a picture and inventory property before storing to prevent accusations of theft.
11

Dispose of the tenant’s property after the waiting period if its value is $300 or less. Auction it through public sale if the value is greater than $300. Publish the auction information in a newspaper weekly for two weeks before the sale, and hold the auction after five days from the last published date.

What one has to wonder was if the eviction notice was given 15 days before the day Chris let everyone go and disappeared.. and he try to forge through it and attempted to pay the rent before the locks went on.. I have to imagine thats what happened.. i doubt he got that notice/letter/what not literally the same day he let everyone go. Where is the benefit for any party involved (be it Chris/HPF, the landlord, etc) to keep customers cars locked up.

[ajsalida]

Originally Posted by ZooyorQ

What one has to wonder was if the eviction notice was given 15 days before the day Chris let everyone go and disappeared.. and he try to forge through it and attempted to pay the rent before the locks went on.. I have to imagine thats what happened.. i doubt he got that notice/letter/what not literally the same day he let everyone go. Where is the benefit for any party involved (be it Chris/HPF, the landlord, etc) to keep customers cars locked up.

Somehow someone or maybe many someones got a promise of payment subsequent to that anticipated lawsuit award, when that did not happen the SHTF apparently. Look forward to the whole story at some point.

What amazes me, if this guy had any sympathy for customers or employees, why some notice or explanation has not been put up somewhere. At least telling folks what the process/timeline will be to recover funds, orders, (entire CARS for christ's sake) etc. Hell who to call at least.

Really shady.

[M5Rlz]

Originally Posted by ajsalida

What amazes me, if this guy had any sympathy for customers or employees, why some notice or explanation has not been put up somewhere. At least telling folks what the process/timeline will be to recover funds, orders, (entire CARS for christ's sake) etc. Hell who to call at least.

Really shady.

I agree with that. Sounds like he threw his hands up and said f* it.

[ajsalida]

Originally Posted by 335iRlz

I agree with that. Sounds like he threw his hands up and said f* it.

Or "sitting on a beach earning 20 percent", or maybe even "sleeping with the fishes", etc. Have a feeling this story has a few chapters left. Hope everyone who is owed money/parts/cars manages to recover some or most of it.

Again if you are owed something and paid for it via CC, call your card company. If any funds were disbursed to him then the CC company becomes the creditor, no need for you to be one, and usually you'll get credited back full amount.

[SharkBait]

Originally Posted by falconey

Found this with a quick google search...

http://homeguides.sfgate.com/evict-t...ding-3028.html

Items 10 and 11 have relevance here....

More like secure as many possessions as possible as collateral against unpaid rent to put pressure on the former tenant. Doubtful the landlord will be able to hold any possessions for long especially when some are not even the property of the former tenant.

Bankruptcy would have been the right choice but this seems to be more than just a series of unfortunate circumstances and bad decisions. From what I've read, the fraud occurred quite some time ago, so purely from a balance sheet perspective, they must have been in trouble for a long time now.

[AYF80]

Car "Should" be free in the AM... Both the building manager and Chris's attorneys are explaining to the Manager that he cant keep customers cars locked up. Chris was told to make a list of all property that does not belong to him, VIN's en such. Everyone who has cars and parts in there should be getting a call in the AM.

Shall see...

[King mode]

It feels like reporting the car stolen might be a wise choice if they won't release it. Good luck with it. Sticky situation for sure.

[AYF80]

Originally Posted by King mode

It feels like reporting the car stolen might be a wise choice if they won't release it. Good luck with it. Sticky situation for sure.

Yeah, should be able to sleep for the first time in 3 nights.

[dlbrooks18]

Originally Posted by HPF 335i #1

Car "Should" be free in the AM... Both the building manager and Chris's attorneys are explaining to the Manager that he cant keep customers cars locked up. Chris was told to make a list of all property that does not belong to him, VIN's en such. Everyone who has cars and parts in there should be getting a call in the AM.

Shall see...

Would think that you could get the local police involved to get your car freed, but I'm sure the owner/customer would have to directly go pick up their car and bring documentation, etc...

[bplewis24]

I swear a movie will be made about this crap someday. It's bananas.

[Burtonium]

Originally Posted by King mode

It feels like reporting the car stolen might be a wise choice if they won't release it. Good luck with it. Sticky situation for sure.

I don't think that's an option, the car isn't stolen by definition. It's really a civil matter at this point. I bet if the owner told the story to the PD, they would say sorry, you need to speak with a lawyer, it's not criminal, but civil.

[AYF80]

Im going to bed.

[turborevdboy11]

[Eric335]

Originally Posted by Vic311

Rule #1 of any business, is make sure your accounting and financial controls are in place. Obviously they weren't, it's also probably why the insurance paid out so little

Very true +1

[maui86]

I dont know how it is in Oregon, but in Hawaii, a landlord can't refuse a full or partial rent payment from a tenant for up to 7days AFTER the due date. After the 7days the landlord/management can deny any payments and file for eviction/termination of lease based on failure to pay.

IF the landlord/management accepts anything after, the lessee can take them to court and claim "good faith" that they will make good on their payments and delay the eviction if the legal system tends to side with the tenants(in Hawaii they do). This could be the reason they wont accept anything from Chris. If he has lets say, 6months left on his lease, he could manipulate the system to stay several more months or worst case(for the LL/Mang) the rest of the lease on partial payments.

Some states don't have a grace period after a rents due date, which makes 6months to a year+ lease options a lot less riskier.

Teri

[Beemw335]

If you know your gonna close up shop, out of respect or your customers atleast make sure you get other peoples cars/parts out of there.
Even if he does open back up, whoever does business with Chris after this is an idiot.

[caliguy562]

Originally Posted by Beemw335

If you know your gonna close up shop, out of respect or your customers atleast make sure you get other peoples cars/parts out of there.
Even if he does open back up, whoever does business with Chris after this is an idiot.

Couldn't agree more. It was a bad business move and I'm sure he lost a lot of customers with this stunt.

[dlbrooks18]

Originally Posted by Beemw335

If you know your gonna close up shop, out of respect or your customers atleast make sure you get other peoples cars/parts out of there.
Even if he does open back up, whoever does business with Chris after this is an idiot.

I have respect for HPF and all they did for the E46 M3 platform, but yes I too question this, especially with ZooyorQ indicating that Chris was able to get his shop cars out in time..

[NR335i27]

Hope everything works out for the best

[Eleventeen]

Originally Posted by UltimateLurker

I can't fathom why you deserve "donations" from other members to finish such an unnecessary and excessive upgrade. You made a horrible impulsive mistake shipping your only vehicle, a $40-50k luxury sports car across the country to be the guinea pig of a huge custom project. If you don't have the funds to even ship your BMW back to you, you need to sell your car and reprioritize your life. I'm not at all surprised your wife is pissed. If I were her and you pulled this shit, I would leave.

Wow, nice head, dick...

[Shvwn_]

Count me in, I'll be glad to donate. Sorry for this unexpected trouble HPF 335i hard to see this man. Hope it all works out for you, best of luck