I'm just going to share my experience. You've already got plenty of answers.. . When I moved in with my husband-to-be, his old gf's stuff was still stored in the basement from when she moved to another state. At first it was fine, and then I started getting nosy, and then I started getting acquisitive....and then I finally got tired of her crap sitting in MY basement. I ended up taking what I wanted, and then I actually threw a party for my friends to come and take what they wanted! It was mostly clothes. She did eventually turn up again, and took back her camera (boo!) but she never even asked about anything else....ha!