IT SHOULD NEVER BE ASSUMED THAT THE BELONGINGS LEFT BY THE TENANTS ARE JUST WASTE We are again at that most favourable time of the year for tenants to move out or to quickly abandon their dwellings. Moreover, the good weather is back again with plenty of tenants who flee their housings, often in secret, at night. But even if they might seem to have left, throwing away a tenant's furniture is never a good idea, unless they have written to you to do so. What seems waste to you could have significant value for the tenant. The risk of lawsuits for damages warrants taking the time to fully understand the concept of abandoning the dwelling and of being the custodian of a property in order to make an informed decision in the face of a given situation.