(2) Storing the property at the expense of the
deceased tenant's estate; or
(3) Donating the property to a charitable
organization.
(f) The method of disposal of the remaining
personal property of value shall be at the discretion of the landlord and
without liability to the landlord; provided that the landlord is in compliance
with this section. If personal property is sold in a commercially reasonable
manner, then the proceeds of the sale, after deducting accrued rent and costs
of storage, advertising, and sale, shall be held in a trust for the
representative for thirty calendar days, after which time the proceeds shall be
forfeited to the landlord.
(g) The landlord may dispose of any remaining
personal property that has no value, including but not limited to trash and
perishable food, immediately and without notice to the representative or the
deceased tenant's estate without liability.
(h) Within fourteen calendar days of the
termination of the tenancy or fourteen calendar days after the representative
has removed the tenant's personal property, the landlord shall account for the
security deposit as provided by section 521-44; provided that any security
deposit balance owed to the tenant shall be paid to the representative or the
deceased tenant's estate.
(i) A landlord in compliance with the
provisions of this section shall have no further duty or liability to the
representative or the deceased tenant's estate after the expiration of the
tenancy.
(j) A landlord shall have no obligation to
disclose the death of a tenant or the history of deaths of tenants in a rented
unit to a prospective tenant.