After reading the above OP I will be adding a clause to all new tenancy agreements that items will be charged storage at x amount per month or sold, donated after x amount of time if not collected and that the property is returned as vacant possession
You could just say there was noting left behind and put it back in their court to pursue it further.
If the tenant left without giving proper notice then they they still owe you.
RTB states
Sections 37 and 194 - Deemed Termination of Tenancies
"However, the tenant remains liable to pay rent for the correct period of notice that should have been given."
Threshold state when a tenant wishes to end a tenancy you must give notice of termination in writing. (Email, text or verbal notice is not valid under the law). The amount of notice you are required to give depends on how long you have been in your tenancy. The normal notice periods are:
Duration of Tenancy | Notice Period |
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Less than 6 months | 28 days |
Not less than 6 months but less than 1 year | 35 days |
More than 1 year but less than 2 years | 42 days |
More than 2 years but less than 4 years | 56 days |
More than 4 years but less than 8 years | 84 days |
8 years or more | 112 days |
Not sure about the law in Ireland but in the
UK you need to hold onto them and only dispose after following a procedure according to
https://www.landlordvision.co.uk/blog/tenant-leaves-belongings-behind/