Notice of goods left behind, 6/40 Corrimal Street, Wollongong

Abandoned goods notice template with inventory and disposal date

An abandoned goods notice template tells a former tenant what they left behind, where it is stored, what it costs and the date after which it will be sold or disposed of. In New South Wales the notice period depends on the value of the goods, so the inventory with estimated values is what decides the deadline.

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Marguerite Costa, Landlord
3 Bourke Street, North Wollongong NSW 2500 ยท 0418 552 093

Monday 5 October 2026, by email and by post to your forwarding address
Rhys Calloway, former tenant of 6/40 Corrimal Street, Wollongong NSW 2500

Notice of goods left behind and their disposal

Dear Rhys, your tenancy ended on Wednesday 30 September 2026 and these goods were left in the unit. Food in the fridge was disposed of as perishable; everything else is in storage.

Goods
Estimated value
Category
Three seat grey fabric sofa
$450
Goods
Queen bed base and mattress
$500
Goods
Bar fridge and six boxes of kitchenware
$400
Goods
Total of the goods
$1,350
One box of photographs and letters
Not valued
Personal documents
Stored at
Unit 14, Harbourside Self Storage, 6 Dalley Lane, Wollongong
Collect by
5 pm Monday 2 November 2026, on 24 hours notice
Costs to date
Removal $180 and storage $45 a week, actual costs only
What happens on or after Tuesday 3 November 2026
Goods not collected, with the costs paid, will be sold by private sale for a fair value or by public auction. The personal documents will be returned to you or securely destroyed. Nothing is held back for rent you owe.

Given under the Uncollected Goods Act 1995 (NSW). Yours sincerely,

Marguerite Costa, Landlord
Date
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Section by section

What each section is for, so you can keep the ones you need and drop the rest.

Letterhead and addressee
The landlord's underline letterhead, Monday 5 October 2026 by email and post, the former tenant and the premises.
What was left
The tenancy ended on 30 September 2026, perishable food was disposed of and the rest is stored.
Inventory
A table of goods with estimated values and category, a $1,350 total, and a box of personal documents.
Storage and collection
The storage unit, collection by 5 pm Monday 2 November, and removal and storage costs.
Disposal
Sale by private sale or auction on or after 3 November, personal documents returned or destroyed, nothing held for rent.
Signature block
One party, the landlord, with a date line, under the Uncollected Goods Act 1995 (NSW).

How to adapt this document

For goods worth less than $1,000 in total, reduce the collection period to 14 days and say the notice can also be given verbally, though writing remains the safer record. For goods that include a car or other high value item that takes the total over $20,000, do not dispose of anything until the Tribunal makes an order, and replace the disposal callout with that step. For goods left in a strata common area rather than the unit, check the strata scheme's own abandoned goods process first.

Which law the terms follow

The artifact is written for New South Wales. Goods left behind at the end of a residential tenancy are dealt with under the Uncollected Goods Act 1995 (NSW) and its regulation, which set the value classes, notice periods, disposal methods and the charges a landlord may recover. NSW Fair Trading publishes the landlord guidance this notice follows, including that goods cannot be withheld for rent owed and that personal documents are returned or securely destroyed after 28 days.

What makes this document work

The values decide the deadline

A sofa at $450, a bed at $500 and a bar fridge with kitchenware at $400 total $1,350, which puts the goods in the $1,000 to $20,000 class that needs written notice and 28 days. The box of photographs and letters is listed separately as personal documents, with its own 28 day rule.

Where, when and how much

Unit 14 at a self storage site in Wollongong, collection by 5 pm on Monday 2 November 2026 on 24 hours notice, removal at $180 and storage at $45 a week as the actual costs only. A former tenant can plan collection and knows the cost of waiting.

Disposal is the method the law allows

On or after Tuesday 3 November the goods are sold by private sale for a fair value or by public auction, and the personal documents are returned or securely destroyed. The callout also says nothing is held back for rent owed, a rule landlords often get wrong.

Questions people ask

What must a landlord do with goods a tenant leaves behind in NSW?

Deal with them under the Uncollected Goods Act 1995. Rubbish and perishables can be disposed of without notice. Goods worth under $1,000 need 14 days notice, goods worth $1,000 to $20,000 need written notice and 28 days, and goods over $20,000 need a Tribunal order. Personal documents need written notice and 28 days.

Can the landlord keep the goods until the tenant pays rent owed?

No. A landlord cannot refuse to return a former tenant's belongings because of unpaid rent or any other debt. Rent arrears are claimed separately, for example from the bond or through the Tribunal. The landlord can charge only the actual costs of removing, storing, insuring and disposing of the goods.

What counts as personal documents?

Items that may have little market value but matter to the owner, such as identity and financial documents, licences, employment and legal papers, medical records, photographs and personal memorabilia. After written notice and the notice period, they can be returned to the owner or securely destroyed, and no charge applies to them.

How should the value of the goods be estimated?

At what they would fetch if sold second hand, not what they cost new. A reasonable estimate in good faith is enough, and noting how it was reached helps if the tenant disagrees. Here the total of $1,350 places the goods in the 28 day written notice class.

How must the notice be given?

Personally, by letter or by email. This one is sent by email and by post to the forwarding address, which improves the chance it is received. The notice should give the landlord's name, describe the goods, say where they can be collected, state the charges, and give the date after which they will be sold or disposed of.

What happens to money from selling the goods?

The landlord can deduct the permitted costs of removal, storage and disposal, and the rest is dealt with as the Uncollected Goods Act requires. Keep a record of the sale price and the costs, because the former tenant is entitled to know how the proceeds were accounted for.

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