Stolen from storage area

[Bob Lawrence]

When we sold our home 3 years ago, the stuff we didn't give away was
stored with the intent to sell it on Ebay along with our 94 Tracker.
We chose a storage facility that had an on-site manager, barbed wire,
camera's all around, coded access. We rented a garage that we could
store all the stuff as well as the Tracker in. I put a $50 Abloy
padlock on that is supposed to be tamperproof.
Went back a month later to put tabs on the Tracker and found the
Tracker gone, lock gone and everything we had stored gone.
Manager said they weren't liable and if I didn't like the way the
place was run, we could just leave..I was so pissed asked him to step
outside and "visit" with me around the side of the building..his wife
said she would call the police..I said do it as I was going to file
anyway.
Fast forward, one month later the Tracker was spotted in a nearby
town...cops followed it and were lead to a meth house where the tow
bar was laying next to a fence and 5 other stolen cars were stored.
Moral...take pics of everything you have in storage, get storage
insurance and don't assume the space you rented is secure.

Bob Lawrence
84 PT36
Tacky Tacoma, Wa.

> Steve: This might be of interest to those who store their rig in a
> storage area, as I have to due to the wunnerful HOA :-(.
> I heard this on a Lawyer Call-In program & assume it is correct, but
> perhaps some others may chime in.
> A boat was stored in a facility, and vandelized to the extent of the
> Out-drive being stolen. The storage lot owners pointed out that the
> contract stated stuff was stored at the owners own risk.
> But the Lawyer pointed out that if the storage yard had security
> items: Cameras, Locked Gate, and/or on-site manager, there is an
> "Expectation of Security", and the yard owners are, in fact, liable.
> Any comments on this?
> Jack Smith
> 1973FC31
> SoCal-in-the-rain
>

[Jim Owens]

Bob, Jack,

The perpetrators sound like the kind of folks our son gets to
represent as a public defender. Srange how many meth labs and
tweakers there are in conservative southwest Missouri.

I'd have to call him for an explanation but it sounds like this may
be an issue of whether or not a bailment was created apart from the
issue of "Expectation of Security." Good advice on the photo
documentation and insurance. There are inexpensive software programs
to record and store home inventories or you could just format your
own spreadsheet and file a copy with your insurance agent.

Jim & Pam Owens
77 FC33SB (Gas)
Lake of the Ozarks, MO

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Lawrence"
wrote:
>
> When we sold our home 3 years ago, the stuff we didn't give away
was
> stored with the intent to sell it on Ebay along with our 94 Tracker.
> We chose a storage facility that had an on-site manager, barbed
wire,
> camera's all around, coded access. We rented a garage that we could
> store all the stuff as well as the Tracker in. I put a $50 Abloy
> padlock on that is supposed to be tamperproof.
> Went back a month later to put tabs on the Tracker and found the
> Tracker gone, lock gone and everything we had stored gone.
> Manager said they weren't liable and if I didn't like the way the
> place was run, we could just leave..I was so pissed asked him to
step
> outside and "visit" with me around the side of the building..his
wife
> said she would call the police..I said do it as I was going to file
> anyway.
> Fast forward, one month later the Tracker was spotted in a nearby
> town...cops followed it and were lead to a meth house where the tow
> bar was laying next to a fence and 5 other stolen cars were stored.
> Moral...take pics of everything you have in storage, get storage
> insurance and don't assume the space you rented is secure.
>
> Bob Lawrence
> 84 PT36
> Tacky Tacoma, Wa.
>
> > Steve: This might be of interest to those who store their rig in
a
> > storage area, as I have to due to the wunnerful HOA :-(.
> > I heard this on a Lawyer Call-In program & assume it is correct,
but
> > perhaps some others may chime in.
> > A boat was stored in a facility, and vandalized to the extent of
the
> > Out-drive being stolen. The storage lot owners pointed out that
the
> > contract stated stuff was stored at the owners own risk.
> > But the Lawyer pointed out that if the storage yard had security
> > items: Cameras, Locked Gate, and/or on-site manager, there is an
> > "Expectation of Security", and the yard owners are, in fact,
liable.
> > Any comments on this?
> > Jack Smith
> > 1973FC31
> > SoCal-in-the-rain
> >
>

[Jeff Miller]

I believe that a bailment has more to do with who and how it is
accessed. If you put your own lock on a door, the property owners
have no access and therefore it is not a bailment (or so is my best
recollection from a feeble attempt at a law degree decades ago).

- Jeff Miller
in Holland, MI



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Owens"
wrote:
>
> Bob, Jack,
>
> The perpetrators sound like the kind of folks our son gets to
> represent as a public defender. Srange how many meth labs and
> tweakers there are in conservative southwest Missouri.
>
> I'd have to call him for an explanation but it sounds like this may
> be an issue of whether or not a bailment was created apart from the
> issue of "Expectation of Security." Good advice on the photo
> documentation and insurance. There are inexpensive software
programs
> to record and store home inventories or you could just format your
> own spreadsheet and file a copy with your insurance agent.
>
> Jim & Pam Owens
> 77 FC33SB (Gas)
> Lake of the Ozarks, MO

[Gregory OConnor]

Bob, I lost two tractors both were picked up off jobsites one was
even stolen while I worked. The tractors are worth 40 k each and even
though insured ,what a pain and expense to rent and search. I
looked into lojack devices. With lojack you must coordinate with the
police. with private locate system you can ask the police if they
want to ride along .I opted to use this.

http://tinyurl.com/7n7vv

You can move it from vehicle to vehicle or product to person. In the
past I would reapproach the jobsit in fear as I looked for the
tractor, now I cant wait for it to be stolen and the fun to begin.


In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Owens"
wrote:
>
> Bob, Jack,
>
> The perpetrators sound like the kind of folks our son gets to
> represent as a public defender. Srange how many meth labs and
> tweakers there are in conservative southwest Missouri.
>
> I'd have to call him for an explanation but it sounds like this may
> be an issue of whether or not a bailment was created apart from the
> issue of "Expectation of Security." Good advice on the photo
> documentation and insurance. There are inexpensive software
programs
> to record and store home inventories or you could just format your
> own spreadsheet and file a copy with your insurance agent.
>
> Jim & Pam Owens
> 77 FC33SB (Gas)
> Lake of the Ozarks, MO
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Lawrence"
> wrote:
> >
> > When we sold our home 3 years ago, the stuff we didn't give away
> was
> > stored with the intent to sell it on Ebay along with our 94
Tracker.
> > We chose a storage facility that had an on-site manager, barbed
> wire,
> > camera's all around, coded access. We rented a garage that we
could
> > store all the stuff as well as the Tracker in. I put a $50 Abloy
> > padlock on that is supposed to be tamperproof.
> > Went back a month later to put tabs on the Tracker and found the
> > Tracker gone, lock gone and everything we had stored gone.
> > Manager said they weren't liable and if I didn't like the way the
> > place was run, we could just leave..I was so pissed asked him to
> step
> > outside and "visit" with me around the side of the building..his
> wife
> > said she would call the police..I said do it as I was going to
file
> > anyway.
> > Fast forward, one month later the Tracker was spotted in a nearby
> > town...cops followed it and were lead to a meth house where the
tow
> > bar was laying next to a fence and 5 other stolen cars were
stored.
> > Moral...take pics of everything you have in storage, get storage
> > insurance and don't assume the space you rented is secure.
> >
> > Bob Lawrence
> > 84 PT36
> > Tacky Tacoma, Wa.
> >
> > > Steve: This might be of interest to those who store their rig
in
> a
> > > storage area, as I have to due to the wunnerful HOA :-(.
> > > I heard this on a Lawyer Call-In program & assume it is
correct,
> but
> > > perhaps some others may chime in.
> > > A boat was stored in a facility, and vandalized to the extent
of
> the
> > > Out-drive being stolen. The storage lot owners pointed out
that
> the
> > > contract stated stuff was stored at the owners own risk.
> > > But the Lawyer pointed out that if the storage yard had security
> > > items: Cameras, Locked Gate, and/or on-site manager, there is
an
> > > "Expectation of Security", and the yard owners are, in fact,
> liable.
> > > Any comments on this?
> > > Jack Smith
> > > 1973FC31
> > > SoCal-in-the-rain
> > >
> >
>

[Mike Hohnstein]

I wonder if the "on site" manager was in on the deal.
Mike Hohnstein
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Miller
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 12:36 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Stolen from storage area


I believe that a bailment has more to do with who and how it is
accessed. If you put your own lock on a door, the property owners
have no access and therefore it is not a bailment (or so is my best
recollection from a feeble attempt at a law degree decades ago).

- Jeff Miller
in Holland, MI



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Owens"
wrote:
>
> Bob, Jack,
>
> The perpetrators sound like the kind of folks our son gets to
> represent as a public defender. Srange how many meth labs and
> tweakers there are in conservative southwest Missouri.
>
> I'd have to call him for an explanation but it sounds like this may
> be an issue of whether or not a bailment was created apart from the
> issue of "Expectation of Security." Good advice on the photo
> documentation and insurance. There are inexpensive software
programs
> to record and store home inventories or you could just format your
> own spreadsheet and file a copy with your insurance agent.
>
> Jim & Pam Owens
> 77 FC33SB (Gas)
> Lake of the Ozarks, MO






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[Bob Lawrence]

Hard to say..although one month later he and his wife left this
facility..don't know if was fired for his comments to me or quit..no
matter, got the car back, lost everything else.

Bob Lawrence
84 PT36
Tacky Tacoma, Wa.

> I wonder if the "on site" manager was in on the deal.
> Mike Hohnstein
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff Miller
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 12:36 PM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Stolen from storage area
>
>
> I believe that a bailment has more to do with who and how it is
> accessed. If you put your own lock on a door, the property owners
> have no access and therefore it is not a bailment (or so is my
best
> recollection from a feeble attempt at a law degree decades ago).
>
> - Jeff Miller
> in Holland, MI
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Owens"
> wrote:
> >
> > Bob, Jack,
> >
> > The perpetrators sound like the kind of folks our son gets to
> > represent as a public defender. Srange how many meth labs and
> > tweakers there are in conservative southwest Missouri.