I Live in South Carolina. Mother in nursing facility in Los Angeles with Advanced stage four cancer. She has No will. I am not listed as a beneficiary and obtaining a POA not possible due to Covid 19 and no Notary may not go into the facility. Her apartment manager wants her belongings gone by the end of the month and I do not have the resources to do so. I have a job, home and animals to take care of and live alone. No siblings. So here I sit.
I work for a senior move management company in NC. There are senior move managers throughout the country. They will clean out the apartment; pack what is being saved and take care of getting rid of items that need to be either trashed or donated. They can coordinate moving items with moving companies. In some states, senior move managers are considered an ‘essential business’. Go to nasmm.org to learn more. A senior move manager also knows other agencies to assist seniors with this situation.
Notary: hospital’s have them on staff, so ask the nursing facility. Hospitals also have the documents for POA and living wills. Using technology, the facility should be able to assist. They are under a lot of stress right now so it’s going to take a lot of patience and kindness on your part; stay strong🙏
However, I think the one out a landlord has is if the rent was in arrears before the pandemic.
Contact the housing authority in L.A. and get the specifics on the rules right now. It might buy you time, but on the other hand, does she have anything worth keeping?
There could be an elder care non profit that could help out. From my understanding they cannot simply dispose of the property either. I suggest you read up on CA eviction laws. I think they are very liberally in the tenants favor.