Residential Eviction and Foreclosure Storage

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How to retrieve items after an eviction/foreclosure

Under the provisions of Connecticut General State Statue Chapter 832 Section 47a-42 coordinate the storage, removal and sale of evictee’s possessions and personal effects

Program Services

  • Coordinate the storage and retrieval of evictee belongings
  • Assist evictees with reclaiming their belongings
  • Coordinates eviction auctions and disposal of unclaimed belongings
  • Provide informational resources about evictions, eviction prevention, to renters and tenants

How to Retrieve Belongings After an Eviction

  • Items from an eviction are packed and brought to City storage by the State Marshall that performed the eviction
  • Under State of Connecticut Law, personal belongings and personal effects must be stored by a Municipality for at least 15 Days. After that time period, those items may be auctioned.
  • You must contact the eviction agent at 203-977-4112 as soon as possible to make arrangements to retrieve your belongings
  • Storage will only be released to those person(s) that are listed on the eviction notice. All others must provide written documentation or consent they have the right to act on the evictee’s behalf.
  • It is necessary to schedule an appointment before you pick up your belongings. Storage is only open when there are scheduled appointments
  • Arrange to have the appropriate sized vehicle and manpower to be able to load and transport your items when you pick up
  • After 15 days, evictee’s belongings are considered abandoned and are scheduled to be auctioned.
  • Evictions auctions are held about once a month, auction notices are mailed to the last known address of the evicted tenant, and placed in the legal notices section of the Stamford Advocate.
  • The evictee can make arrangements to pay for their belongings and have held from an auction up until the close of the business day prior to the auction.
  • Evictees can bid on their belonging via the online at online auction
  • After an Auction, evictees have 30 days to contact the eviction agent at 203-977-4112 to claim any net proceeds (less any fees) the City of Stamford received from the auctioning of your belongings.

For more information contact

Danielle Scholar, Director of Mandated Services

203-977-4112 or Dscholar@stamfordct.gov